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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:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Yakima Products, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Inventors:
Chris Sautter, Portland, OR (US);
John Mark Elliott, Beaverton, OR (US);
Dave Condon, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Assignee:
Yakima Products, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/048 (2006.01); B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/045 (2006.01); B60R 9/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/048 (2013.01); B60R 9/045 (2013.01); B60R 9/055 (2013.01); B60R 9/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Racks are used to carry cargo on top of vehicles. Racks include crossbars and assemblies configured to secure specific cargo items to the crossbars. Clamps for connecting cargo-specific assemblies to the crossbars, include first and second jaws, and an adjustment device for selectively controlling horizontal relative movement between the jaws.