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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Hannes Olaison, Falun, SE;
Markus Nordangård, Värnamo, SE;
Joakim Andersson, Anderstorp, SE;
Joakim Persson, Skillingaryd, SE;
Peter Wikström, Skillingaryd, SE;
Johan Bolmstam, Värnamo, SE;
Victor Millberg, Värnamo, SE;
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A roof rack foot for securing a cross bar to a roof of a vehicle, the cross bar having a bottom wall with a slot and a cavity for forming an abutment surface, the slot having a centerline, the roof rack foot having a supporting surface for supporting the bottom wall of the cross bar, a first and a second clamping portion for clamping the roof rack foot to the roof, the second clamping portion having an anchoring arm and configured to extend through the slot into the cavity and lock the cross bar to the supporting surface by engagement of the anchoring arm with the abutment surface. When the cross bar is locked to the roof rack foot, the anchoring arm stands upright on the abutment surface and at least partially extends away from the centerline of the cross bar at an extension angle.