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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
John Laverack, Southbury, CT (US);
Greg G. Weaver, Waterbury, CT (US);
David Mathieu, Colchester, CT (US);
Joseph Paul, Thomaston, CT (US);
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A kayak holder configurable between an open, load-receiving configuration and a closed, stored configuration can include an elongate support arm and a base. The base can be releasably mountable upon a load bar of a carrying vehicle. The elongate support arm can be anchored to a hub having an axle rotatably coupled to the base. The base can comprise a keyway assembly that releasably receives a mating key assembly on the axle. A biasing member interposed longitudinally between the axle and the base configured to bias the at least one support arm toward a locked position. The at least one support arm is unidirectionally axially displaced relative to the base between the locked position and an unlocked position.