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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger Kim, Southfield, MI (US);
Nicholas Waskul, Fenton, MI (US);
Minyong Lee, Inkster, MI (US);
Steve Aidenbaum, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/00 ;
Abstract
A roof rack assembly,for use in combination with a vehicle,of the type having a roof,and a rear or back portion or end,including a rear door or hatchback,. Assembly,includes a pair of elongated support rails or members,, a movable rack or storage member,which is movably coupled to said rail members,, and several fasteners or fastening members,and,. Rack member,is movable between a “roof-mounted” position in which rack member,is substantially parallel to roof,and a “back end-mounted” position in which said rack member is substantially parallel to back end