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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Chris Sautter, Portland, OR (US);
James Buckroyd, Portland, OR (US);
Zac Elder, Portland, OR (US);
John Mark Elliott, Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Chris Sautter, Portland, OR (US);
James Buckroyd, Portland, OR (US);
Zac Elder, Portland, OR (US);
John Mark Elliott, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Yakima Innovation Development Corporation, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rack for carrying a boat on top of the vehicle is configured for clamping on a pair of crossbars. Each crossbar has a pair of saddle mounts facing each other on opposite sides of a cradle axis being defined perpendicular to the crossbar and equidistant from each saddle mount. Each saddle mount has a pliable upper platform which is conformable to different boat hull shapes.