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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2006
Joseph J. Settelmayer, Fieldbrook, CA (US);
Timothy C. Smith, McKinleyville, CA (US);
Addie Segura, Legal Representative, McKinleyville, CA (US);
Joseph J. Settelmayer, Fieldbrook, CA (US);
Timothy C. Smith, McKinleyville, CA (US);
Addie Segura, legal representative, McKinleyville, CA (US);
Yakima Products, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A rack assembly for carrying skis or snowboards is configured for mounting on a hitch rack behind the vehicle. The ski or snowboard rack assembly includes a pair of U-shaped bar members connected by clamp devices that appear in a preferred design, the clamp devices are connected to the bar members via brackets that permit rotation of the bar members within the brackets, thus providing collapsibility for storage.