초록 ▼

The present invention relates to a vehicle luggage rack adapted to be mounted atop a vehicle of the type having a landau roof. The luggage rack comprises a main luggage rack frame secured about the front of the vehicle roof, and including a longitudinal adjustable rear extension extending rearwardly

The present invention relates to a vehicle luggage rack adapted to be mounted atop a vehicle of the type having a landau roof. The luggage rack comprises a main luggage rack frame secured about the front of the vehicle roof, and including a longitudinal adjustable rear extension extending rearwardly past the vehicle roof. A rear vertically adjustable support assembly is fixed to the rear extension and depends rearwardly therefrom for engagement with a rear portion of the vehicle body referred to as the trunk area. This allows the entire luggage rack of the present invention to extend over the roof and to be supported about the front of the vehicle roof and about the trunk area of the vehicle.

대표청구항 ▼

A vehicle luggage rack adapted to fit and be supported about the roof of a vehicle and to be at least partially supported at the rear of the vehicle roof, independently of the roof, by the vehicle trunk lid; said luggage rack comprising: a main luggage rack frame for receiving and supporting luggage

A vehicle luggage rack adapted to fit and be supported about the roof of a vehicle and to be at least partially supported at the rear of the vehicle roof, independently of the roof, by the vehicle trunk lid; said luggage rack comprising: a main luggage rack frame for receiving and supporting luggage and including a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal extending runners with at least two longitudinally spaced transversely extending cross members fixedly secured between said runners; front attaching means operatively associated with said main luggage rack frame for attaching the front of said main luggage rack frame to the roof of said vehicle; a rear extension extending rearwardly from said main luggage rack frame and when properly mounted about the roof of said vehicle said rear extension projects rearwardly from the vehicle roof towards and over said vehicle trunk like, said rear extension including a forward end portion that is telescopically associated with said runners of said main luggage rack frame; means for allowing said extension to be adjustably extended over the vehicle trunk lid relative to said main luggage rack frame, and wherein said rear extension includes a rear end portion that normally lies above the trunk lid; and trunk lid engaging the rear support means having one vertically adjustable post secured to the rear portion of said rear extension and extending generally downwardly therefrom with said trunk engaging rear support post means including a lower end that is adapted to engage and be secured to an upper surface area portion of said trunk lid of said vehicle such that the rear of said luggage rack is supported about the vehicle roof by said front attaching means and supported above the vehicle trunk lid by said trunk lid engaging rear support post means independently of said vehicle roof.