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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1987
Masashi Kamaya, Tokyo, JP;
PIAA Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cargo-fastening unit for the roof-carrier is that in a roof-carrier having a horizontal bar being fixed on the roof top of a vehicle and also having a pivotal clamping bar being in parallel to the horizontal bar and being arranged to freely pivot so as to clamp and carry cargo between the bars, the horizontal bar and the clamping bar are respectively sectionalized into two parts at a suitable position to be joined by means of a detachable coupling bar, thereby providing a mechanism of simple construction but being able to change the length of the horizontal bar and the clamping bar in the lateral direction of the cargo as required according to the the width of the cargo so as to keep the cargo from loosening or injuring the cargo or falling off the vehicle due to severe vibrations or impacts applied on to the vehicle in operation.