Adjustable support rail for a luggage carrier
CA 1291087 C · Owner: Huron/St. Clair Company · Inventors: Stapleton, Craig A.
Overview
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An adjustable support rail for a luggage carrier adapted to be mounted on an exterior surface of a vehicle. The system includes a pair of spaced parallel tracks fixedly secured to the exterior surface of the vehicle and having a slot extending substantially the length of the track. A support stanchion is slidably mounted to each of the tracks with a rail extending between the stanchions. The stanchion includes a tensioning member which lockingly engages the stanchion onto the track once it is properly positioned by clampingly engaging the track against the stanchion. The stanchion may be selectively locked and released using a threaded member which engages and draws the tensioning member …
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- Granted October 22, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 22, 2008.
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