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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2003
Jack V. Henderson, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jack V. Henderson, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Decoma International Inc., Concord, CA;
Abstract
A roof rack assembly is provided for storage of items above a roof of a motor vehicle. The roof rack assembly includes a frame having front and rear guides extending across the roof. A front rail slidingly engages the front guide, and a rear rail slidingly engages the rear guide. A tray is coupled to the front and rear guides. The tray is movable between a storage position above the roof and a loading position alongside the motor vehicle. A plurality of drop down links extends between the tray and each of the front and rear rails. The plurality of drop down links maintains the tray in a horizontal orientation as the tray moves between the storage and loading positions. A scissor linkage extends between the plurality of drop down links to selectively lock the tray in the loading position.