Load-carrier with movable carriage for automotive vehicle
CA 2274331 A1 · Owner: Hetu, Ovila G. · Inventors: Hetu, Ovila G.
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A load carrier for automobile vehicles comprising a frame adapted for attachment on top of a vehicle, said frame comprising a set of substantially parallel rails each having a front extremity and a rear extremity a carriage, comprising a set of longitudinal arms each having a front extremity and a, rear extremity said carriage being slidingly mounted to said rails to allow axial movement of said carriage along said rails said carriage being movable, between a transport position wherein said carriage is placed on said frame in a substantially stable position and a loading/unloading position in which , said, carriage is moved rearwardly and pivoted downwardly with respect to said frame and …
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- Filed June 3, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 3, 2019.
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