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Luggage-carrier or auxiliary luggage compartment for motor cars
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-03-24
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Granted: 1982-08-24
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Expires: 2000-03-24
Abstract
Abstract Luggage-carrier or auxiliary luggage compartment for motor cars, characterized in that it consists of at least a base serving as loading floor and equipped with supports fitting the car roof and of means allowing the removable fixation of said base to said car roof.
Inventors
- 👤 Claude Benit
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:55
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R9/00; B60R9/04; B60R9/055
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
Luggage carrier for a roof of a motor car having a gutter channel, said carrier including a substantially planar base and a plurality of releasable fixing devices, said base having a plurality of transverse channels with open tops and with bottom parts fitting the shape of said roof, said fixing devices being in said channels, said base further having longitudinal rims each of which is provided with a strip-shaped support, the lower edge of which is shaped to fit in said gutter channel, said support having, in alignment with the said transverse channels, passages for said fixing devices which are adapted to fix said base to said gutter channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
Luggage carrier for a roof of a motor car having a gutter channel, said carrier including a substantially planar base and a plurality of releasable fixing devices, said base having a plurality of transverse channels with open tops and with bottom parts fitting the shape of said roof, said fixing devices being in said channels, said base further having longitudinal rims each of which is provided with a strip-shaped support, the lower edge of which is shaped to fit in said gutter channel, said support having, in alignment with the said transverse channels, passages for said fixing devices which are adapted to fix said base to said gutter channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
Luggage-carrier according to claim 1 wherein each of said fixing device comprises a threaded rod provided at one end with a hook for engagement with the gutter channel of the car; a nut adjacent each end of said rod; a slider on said rod and a spring between said slider and the nut at the hook end of said rod; said slider being connected to a toggle linkage fixed to said luggage carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
Luggage-carrier according to claim 1, which further includes a lid comprising at least one part and wherein said base has a peripheral raised edge serving as a seating for said lid which is fixed to said base by means of hinges and which is equipped with a locking device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
Luggage-carrier according to claim 3, wherein said lid is comprised of one part and said hinges are located at the front of said car.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
Luggage-carrier according to claim 3, wherein said lid comprises a front part attached to said base at the front of said car and a rear part attached to the base at the rear of said car.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
Luggage-carrier according to claim 3, wherein said lid comprises a front part attached to said base at the front side of said car, a central part attached to one of said longitudinal rims of said base, and a rear part attached to said base at the rear side of said car.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Luggage-carrier according to claim 3, wherein the inner side of at least one of the base and the lid is upholstered.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-08-23 | 1986-02-22 | 1986-08-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-08-23 | 1990-02-22 | 1990-08-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-08-23 | 1994-02-22 | 1994-08-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |