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Cargo-fastening unit for use with roof-carriers of vehicles

Assignee: PIAA Corp 3-21-1-21 IKEJIRI SETAGAYA-KU TOKYO JAPAN
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Filing: 1987-10-20
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Granted: 1989-04-04
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Expires: 2007-10-20
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Abstract

Abstract A cargo-fastening unit for the roof-carrier is that in a roof-carrier having a horizontal bar being fixed on the roof top of a vehicle and also having a pivotal clamping bar being in parallel to the horizontal bar and being arranged to freely pivot so as to clamp and carry cargo between the bars, the horizontal bar and the clamping bar are respectively sectionalized into two parts at a suitable position to be joined by means of a detachable coupling bar, thereby providing a mechanism of simple construction but being able to change the length of the horizontal bar and the clamping bar in the lateral direction of the cargo as required according to the the width of the cargo so as to keep the cargo from loosening or injuring the cargo or falling off the vehicle due to severe vibrations or impacts applied on to the vehicle in operation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masashi Kamaya

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 11:59
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R9/00; B60R9/08; B60R9/12; B60R9/04; B60R9/045

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
A cargo-fastening unit, for use with a roof-carrier for a vehicle comprising: a horizontal bar and a clamping-bar pivotably connected in parallel with the horizontal bar at least one end portion of said horizontal bar so as to clamp and carry a load between said bars, wherein the horizontal bar and the clamping bar are respectively divided into first and second sections and at least one detachable coupling bar for separately joining said first and second sections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
A cargo-fastening unit, for use with a roof-carrier for a vehicle comprising: a horizontal bar and a clamping-bar pivotably connected in parallel with the horizontal bar at least one end portion of said horizontal bar so as to clamp and carry a load between said bars, wherein the horizontal bar and the clamping bar are respectively divided into first and second sections and at least one detachable coupling bar for separately joining said first and second sections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
The cargo-fastening unit claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one supplemental bar positioned between said first and second sections and joined at opposite ends thereof with the first and second sections.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-04-03 1992-10-03 1993-04-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-04-03 1996-10-03 1997-04-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-04-03 2000-10-03 2001-04-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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