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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
John S Cucheran, Lake Orion, MI (US);
John A Bott, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
JAC Products, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle article carrier for securing cargo and other like items elevationally above the roof of a vehicle. The vehicle article carrier includes pair of support members fixed to the roof of the vehicle, a bracket member disposed on each of the support members and a cross bar extending between the bracket members. Each of the bracket members is slidably positionable along its associated support member. Each support member further includes a main channel having a depending lip portion which includes an aperture or notch formed therein. The aperture or notch is adapted to positively engage with a hook of the associated bracket member to even more positively secure the bracket member to the support member.