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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Magnus Ferman, Värnamo, SE;
Industri Ab Thule, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a vehicle-mounted load carrier ( ) of the type which is fastened across a door, hatch ( ) or the like, preferably at the rear of the vehicle ( ). The load carrier comprises a load-bearing frame ( ) and at least two gripping means ( ) disposed on the frame and intended to grip two substantially mutually opposite edges, preferably the top and the bottom edge of the door, and means ( ) for tensioning the gripping means across the door by the positive relative displacement thereof towards each other. The novel characteristics of the invention are that the frame is divided into a main section ( ), bearing the gripping means ( ) for one edge, and at least one tensioning section ( ) disposed moveably in relation to the main section and bearing the gripping means ( ) for the other edge, and that the main section and the tensioning section are connected to each other in a linearly displaceable fashion, tensioning being achieved by the mutual displacement of the frame sections.