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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Scott R. Allen, Fieldbrook, CA (US);
Inventor:
Scott R. Allen, Fieldbrook, CA (US);
Assignee:
Yakima Products, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems, including methods and apparatus, to facilitate loading a boat onto a vehicle. The systems include a load assist device mounted on a vehicle load carrier. The load assist device includes a support member that is stored substantially within a crossbar of the load carrier and telescopes outwardly from the crossbar to a deployed position. The support member may be returned to its stored position in the crossbar after the boat has been loaded onto the carrier.