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Multipurpose rack for convertible top motor vehicles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-07-30
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Granted: 1994-03-08
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Expires: 2012-07-30
Abstract
Abstract A detachable car rack for carrying items such as sailboards, bicycles, surfboards, skis, or the like, particularly for cars with convertible tops, regardless of whether the convertible top is "up" or "down." The invention includes a front support attached to the windshield or surrounding supports, hood, or surfaces of the vehicle's body, a rear support attached to the trunk lid or aft bumper or surfaces of the vehicle's body, and an elevated, horizontal, longitudinal assembly anchored to the front and rear supports which is used to carry the load.
Inventors
- 👤 F. Howard Mandel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R9/00; B60R9/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/924
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
An overhead rack for transporting equipment on a convertible top, hard top, or no top vehicle, comprising: (a) front support means attachable to the front of a vehicle comprising a spreader bar perpendicular to the direction of the vehicle, wherein said spreader bar is attached to the front of said vehicle by anchoring means; (b) a front connection means attached to said spreader bar extending from said spreader bar to a longitudinal assembly; (c) a rear support means attachable to the rear of the vehicle comprising a base extending perpendicular to the direction of the vehicle wherein said base is attached to the rear of the vehicle by second anchoring means; wherein said second anchoring means includes straps anchoring the base, and clips attached to said straps and anchored around a hinge edge and an open edge of a trunk lid of said vehicle; (d) an upright support means extending from said base to said longitudinal assembly; (e) said longitudinal assembly connected to the front support means by said front connections means and to said rear support means by said upright support means; and (f) equipment support means attached to said longitudinal assembly whereby said equipment support means can be used to support equipment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
An overhead rack for transporting equipment on a convertible top, hard top, or no top vehicle, comprising: (a) front support means attachable to the front of a vehicle comprising a spreader bar perpendicular to the direction of the vehicle, wherein said spreader bar is attached to the front of said vehicle by anchoring means; (b) a front connection means attached to said spreader bar extending from said spreader bar to a longitudinal assembly; (c) a rear support means attachable to the rear of the vehicle comprising a base extending perpendicular to the direction of the vehicle wherein said base is attached to the rear of the vehicle by second anchoring means; wherein said second anchoring means includes straps anchoring the base, and clips attached to said straps and anchored around a hinge edge and an open edge of a trunk lid of said vehicle; (d) an upright support means extending from said base to said longitudinal assembly; (e) said longitudinal assembly connected to the front support means by said front connections means and to said rear support means by said upright support means; and (f) equipment support means attached to said longitudinal assembly whereby said equipment support means can be used to support equipment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The rack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said anchoring means comprises at least one vacuum cup attached to said spreader bar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The rack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said upright support means includes two upright bars of approximately equal length anchored near ends of said base and angled inwardly and upwardly to a common point thereby forming a triangle with the base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The rack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said longitudinal assembly includes two rigid longitudinal bars placed end to end; and means for securing said rigid longitudinal bars to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The rack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said equipment support means includes at least one transverse equipment support bar and attachment means for securing said at least one equipment support bar to the longitudinal assembly.
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