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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Inventors:
Jason Clark, Prescott, AZ (US);
Ian McLeran, Woodbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/05 (2006.01); B60J 1/20 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2013.01); B60R 9/05 (2013.01); B60J 1/20 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0052 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32196 (2015.01);
Abstract
A fairing for a vehicle load bar includes an elongate blade and a connection assembly to couple the blade to the load bar. The connection assembly includes a joint having a ball disposed in a socket such that the ball can rotate within the socket. The connection assembly can include a pivot bracket coupled to the blade, the pivot bracket including the ball, and a pivot arm including the socket such that the ball of the pivot bracket is disposed in the socket.