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Fastening device for supporting brackets or luggage racks for automotive vehicles
Assignee: Heinrich Wunder GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1980-06-27
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Granted: 1983-08-30
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Expires: 2000-06-27
Abstract
Abstract In a fastening device for supporting brackets or luggage racks for automotive vehicles, the tensioning screw which biases the clamping claw against the supporting foot and the roof gutter is overlapped by a protecting cap which is non-separably connected with the clamping claw. The protecting cap has a mounting aperture through which the tensioning screw can be actuated with a tool. The mounting aperture can be closed by a locking device which can be actuated by a key and closes the mounting aperture only in the locking position.
Inventors
- 👤 Reinhold Zoor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:34
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R9/00; B60R9/04; B60R9/058; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S70/00; Y10S70/56; Y10S70/57; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/40; Y10T70/411; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5611; Y10T70/5854; Y10T70/5867; Y10T70/5889; Y10T70/5982
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
In a luggage rack or an analogous carrier of objects on the roof of an automotive vehicle of the type having a roof gutter, the combination of at least one supporting member which can extend from above into the roof gutter of a vehicle; a claw which can overlie such roof gutter and engage the latter from below a device for releasably securing said claw to said supporting member and to the roof gutter of the vehicle on which the carrier is mounted; a protecting cap mounted on and located in front of said claw and having an aperture which renders the securing device accessible through said cap, said protecting cap being nonseparable from the claw from the outside thereof; and a blocking device provided on said cap and having a portion movable between first and second positions in which said portion respectively presents and affords access to said supporting member in said aperture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
In a luggage rack or an analogous carrier of objects on the roof of an automotive vehicle of the type having a roof gutter, the combination of at least one supporting member which can extend from above into the roof gutter of a vehicle; a claw which can overlie such roof gutter and engage the latter from below a device for releasably securing said claw to said supporting member and to the roof gutter of the vehicle on which the carrier is mounted; a protecting cap mounted on and located in front of said claw and having an aperture which renders the securing device accessible through said cap, said protecting cap being nonseparable from the claw from the outside thereof; and a blocking device provided on said cap and having a portion movable between first and second positions in which said portion respectively presents and affords access to said supporting member in said aperture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein said blocking device comprises a lock mounted on said cap adjacent to said aperture and said portion of said blocking device is a bolt which is located in the interior of said cap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The combination of claim 2, wherein said bolt is turnable between said positions thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein said cap is welded to said claw.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein said cap is riveted to said claw.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein said cap has a first end portion including a tongue and an inwardly bent second end portion adjacent to said claw, said claw having a slot for said tongue and further comprising fastener means on said claw and separably securing said inwardly bent portion of said cap to said claw.
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