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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Jeffrey M. Aftanas, Ortonville, MI (US);
Donald L. Munoz, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey M. Aftanas, Ortonville, MI (US);
Donald L. Munoz, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
JAC Products, Inc., Saline, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle article carrier system incorporating a pair of stamped support rails that are adapted to be fixedly secured within respective roof ditches of a roof of a vehicle. At least one cross bar may be secured to portions of the support rails. Bottom wall and side wall portions of the support rails are shaped to rest nestably within their respective roof ditches. The support rails add significant structural strength and rigidity to the roof structure of a vehicle once fixedly secured within the roof ditches.