Vehicle roof rack
CA 1267642 C · Owner: Audet, Marcel · Inventors: Audet, Marcel
Overview
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Heavy materials such as ladders, pipes and the like are often carried on a roof rack secured to the roof of service trucks, vans and the like and of course are difficult to place on the rack and remove therefrom. The present device includes a carrier which can be extended and retracted relative to the rack and is hinged so that it drops down adjacent the sides of truck when extended to facilitate loading and unloading of the material carried by the rack. When hinged upwardly to approximately the horizontal position, it may be pushed towards the longitudinal centre of the roof so that it telescopes inwardly thus supporting the material upon the rack. Automatic latches are included to …
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- Granted April 10, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 10, 2007.
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