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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott R Allen, Yuba City, CA (US);
Douglas P Gibbs, Yuba City, CA (US);
Donn S Van Dusen, Loma Rica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mascotech Accessories, Inc., Sacramento, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B / ; B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
24300 ; 24 6 / ; 24482 ; 410105 ;
Abstract
A rack strap for an automotive vehicle rack is described having a hook securing arrangement made up not only of a hook but also a sleeve. The sleeve cooperates with the hook to protect the load at the location of the hook, as well as to hinder disengagement of the hook relative to the rack bar. In one embodiment, the hook includes a reentrant end which passes through an eyelet at a rack cross bar, which reentrant end can be encompassed by the sleeve. In another embodiment, the sleeve acts to maintain clasp pieces about a rack cross bar.