A crossbar (6, fig.1) for a vehicle roof rack (1) is provided. The crossbar comprises a crossbar body 24 and a locking mechanism 8 for releasably securing one end of the crossbar body to a sidebar of the vehicle roof rack. The locking mechanism comprises a two-part housing 30, 32 fixedly secured to the crossbar body 24 by screws 28. A lever arm 34 10 is rotatably mounted on the housing and is rotatable between a first position and a second position. A cam member moves the lever arm 34 in a linear direction relative to the housing as the lever arm 34 is rotated from the first position towards the second position. A locking member 36 is receivable in a substantially U-shaped locking channel of the sidebar in use and is slidably mounted. The locking member 36 moves 15 between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the locked position the locking member 36 is engaged with the locking channel of the sidebar to secure the crossbar to the sidebar.
Crossbars for vehicle roof racks
2017-04-19
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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