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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Inventors:
Joseph Settelmayer, McKinleyville, CA (US);
Oronde Armstrong, Hamden, CT (US);
George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros, Madison, CT (US);
Assignee:
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2013.01); B60R 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle mounted load carrier includes a base and a load arm. The base includes a tube and a hub. The tube defines an interior surface, and a first tube aperture extends radially through the tube. The hub is disposed at least partially within the interior surface of the tube. The hub includes a first hub aperture extending radially within the hub, and a locking mechanism configured to lock a relative rotation between the hub and the tube. The load arm is coupled to the hub.