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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2000
Morgan Lindell, Värnamo, SE;
Industri AB Thule, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A roof-rack arrangement for a motor vehicle, including at least one load-bearing bar extending across the roof, a pair of feet, one arranged at each end of the bar, for fastening the load-bearing bar on top of the roof of the vehicle, which feet each have their own support portion for clamping to the respective side portion of the roof, and, arranged on each foot, a bolt connection which extends through a bolt hole in the support portions, is fixed to the roof in an anchoring member and is arranged so as to make possible, by tightening, secure clamping of the support portion between a flange portion of the bolt connection. The flange portion is located on top of the support portion, and the anchoring member. An expander element is arranged between the flange portion and the support portion.