Vehicle luggage carrier and complementary mounting members

Claim 1

A vehicular luggage carrier assembly comprising: case means including upper and lower case halves hingedly connected for open and closed conditions, said case halves having parallel ribs formed in the top and bottom of said halves, respectively; means for strengthening said lower case half extending upwardly toward said upper case half and forming a pair of cavities in the bottom of said lower case half for strengthening said lower case half; means for mounting said case means on a vehicle secured to said case means within said cavities, said means for mounting including a pair of tubular members each fitted flush within one of said cavities whereby fracturing of said lower case half is prevented; wherein said cavities extend across the bottom of said lower case half in parallel relationship and said tubular members extend beyond the ends of said cavities, said tubular members having a plurality of means for detachably engaging the vehicle; and wherein said cavities are identical and are normal to the direction of the ribs; and wherein said cavities and said tubular members are each of a right angular shape in cross section, whereby said cavities and said tubular members are adapted to fit together in a flush manner.