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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Jeffrey R. Edgerly, Bristol, CT (US);
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A device for removably securing an article having a elongate section to a portable frame used for transporting the article on a vehicle. The device comprises an elongate structure with a floor and sidewalls extending above the floor to form an open channel with the sidewalls including at least one slot parallel to the longitudinal axis of the floor. Part of the device is a conformable strap, having a first side opposite a second side, an insertable end and an enlarged end separated from the insertable end by a length of flexible material, the conformable strap having a plurality of binding elements on the first side and a plurality of contact elements disposed on the second side of the strap at the insertable end. The strap passes through a sidewall slot such that the insertable end and the length of flexible material lie adjacent to the outer surface of the elongate structure with the enlarged end restricted in at least one slot formed in the sidewall of the elongate structure, the enlarged end being sized to exceed the dimensions of the slot.