Article carrying system
CA 2095535 C · Owner: Dixon, Michael · Inventors: Dixon, Michael
Overview
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An improved article carrying system for a vehicle having a pair of generally flat rails (22) directly mounted to the vehicle surface, each rail being characterized by an upstanding wall (30) with a sideway facing track (34) formed therein and a ridge (36) spaced from and parallel to the wall. A slider (24) for mounting article support and securing members has a pedestal (38) which rests on the flat surface of the rail and is captured in the track between the wall (30) and the ridge (36). A grip bas (42) having a plurality of spaced-apart locking tabs (48) is swingably mounted to the slider (24) whereby when the grip bar (42) overlies the rail the locking tabs (48) on the grip bar (42) …
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- Filed June 13, 1991 and granted May 28, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 13, 2011.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 13, 2013.
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