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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas P Gibbs, Yuba City, CA (US);
Scott R Allen, Yuba City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mascotech Accessories, Inc., Sacramento, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 377 ; 224321 ; 224325 ;
Abstract
An automotive vehicular rack is described having an adjustable securing mechanism for securing cross slats between side rails. The securing mechanism includes a plunger which is normally urged by a coil spring to a protruding position in which it can register with a selected, corresponding aperture in a side rail. An actuator slide engages the pin defining the plunger to enable a user to slide the pin against the force of the spring as desired, for example, to disengage the cross slat from the side rail.