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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Jonas Poulsen, Varnamo, SE;
Stefan Almhill, Taberg, SE;
Jonas Poulsen, Varnamo, SE;
Stefan Almhill, Taberg, SE;
THULE SWEDEN AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle rack arrangement () comprises a load carrying bar (and at least a first clamp rack load carrier foot (). The first clamp rack load carrier foot () comprises a grip member (), a body (), an attachment arrangement () and optionally an intermediate member (). The load carrier foot () comprises a connection arrangement () which interacts with a stop surface () of a load carrying bar () in a retaining manner to thereby, when operating the attachment arrangement (), impart a force component to the load carrying bar () towards the body (). A stop surface () of the load carrying bar () prevents the connection arrangement () from displacement in a direction parallel with the longitudinal direction (X) of the load carrying bar (), after assembly therewith. The present invention provides for a load carrier foot () having very few distinct components, which is cheap to manufacture and which enables an end user to connect the clamp rack load carrier foot () to a load carrying bar () in a simple and easy manner.