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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2008
Chris Sautter, Portland, OR (US);
Mike Kemery, Portland, OR (US);
Zac Elder, Portland, OR (US);
Jeff Castro, Portland, OR (US);
Eric Roesinger, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin Lesley, Beaverton, OR (US);
Chris Sautter, Portland, OR (US);
Mike Kemery, Portland, OR (US);
Zac Elder, Portland, OR (US);
Jeff Castro, Portland, OR (US);
Eric Roesinger, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin Lesley, Beaverton, OR (US);
Yakima Products, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Load-carrying members for vehicle roofs are disclosed. In some examples, the load-carrying members may be configured for use with a crossbar mounted to a vehicle roof. In some examples, the load-carrying members may include a body and an arm pivotably mounted to the body. The body may have a load-bearing surface and may be configured to engage the crossbar and retain the load-carrying member proximate the crossbar. The arm may be configured to pivot between a first position and a second position and about an axis that is transverse to the crossbar. In some examples, the load-carrying members may include a pair of spaced apart mounting blocks and a clamping member configured to engage the crossbar in opposition to the pair of spaced apart mounting blocks. In some examples, the load-carrying members may be configured for carrying a boat on a vehicle roof.