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A power lock assembly for a roof rack of a vehicle for releasably securing a valuable to the roof rack includes a lock mechanism and a shackle. The lock mechanism is fixedly connected to the roof rack, and is operable in a locked state and an unlocked state. The shackle is adapted to be releasably s

A power lock assembly for a roof rack of a vehicle for releasably securing a valuable to the roof rack includes a lock mechanism and a shackle. The lock mechanism is fixedly connected to the roof rack, and is operable in a locked state and an unlocked state. The shackle is adapted to be releasably secured to the lock mechanism, and engages the valuable on the roof rack. The lock mechanism is electrically connected with a vehicle locking system for locking and unlocking a vehicle door, whereby locking the vehicle door places the lock mechanism in the locked state and unlocking the vehicle door places the lock mechanism in the unlocked state.

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1. A power lock assembly for a roof rack of a vehicle for releasably securing a valuable to the roof rack, the power lock assembly comprising: a lock mechanism fixedly connected to the roof rack, the lock mechanism operable in a locked state and an unlocked state; anda shackle adapted to be releasab

1. A power lock assembly for a roof rack of a vehicle for releasably securing a valuable to the roof rack, the power lock assembly comprising: a lock mechanism fixedly connected to the roof rack, the lock mechanism operable in a locked state and an unlocked state; anda shackle adapted to be releasably secured to the lock mechanism, the shackle engaging the valuable on the roof rack,wherein the lock mechanism is electrically connected with a vehicle locking system for locking and unlocking a vehicle door, locking the vehicle door places the lock mechanism in the locked state to lock/secure the valuable to the roof rack via the shackle, and unlocking the vehicle door places the lock mechanism in the unlocked state,wherein the lock mechanism includes:a lock drive electrically connected to the vehicle locking system; anda latch assembly operably connected to the lock drive, the latch assembly including a biasing member for biasing a lock member toward its locked position. 2. The power lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the latch assembly includes: a lock member adapted to selectively engage the shackle; anda rocker member adapted to engage the lock member in the unlocked state, each of the lock member and rocker member having a locked position and an unlocked position. 3. The power lock assembly of claim 2, wherein the latch assembly further includes: a push button operably connected to the rocker member, in the unlocked state of the lock mechanism depression of the push button allowing the shackle to be disengaged from the lock mechanism. 4. The power lock assembly of claim 3, wherein the rocker member includes: a first end portion pivotally connected to the push button; anda second end portion connected to the lock drive, actuation of the lock drive pivoting the rocker member from its locked position to the unlocked position. 5. The power lock assembly of claim 2, wherein the lock member includes: a projection; andthe rocker member includes a notch dimensioned to receive the projection as the lock mechanism is moved from the locked state to the unlocked state. 6. The power lock assembly of claim 1 in combination with the vehicle locking system, wherein the vehicle locking system includes: a power door lock switch; anda remote keyless entry system operable to move a power door lock of the vehicle door between a locked state and an unlocked state, the state of the lock mechanism being dependent on the state of the power door lock. 7. The combination of claim 6, further comprising: an alarm adapted to alert a user of tampering with lock mechanism, the alarm being electrically connected to the vehicle locking system such that the alarm is activated when the power door lock is in the locked state and the alarm is deactivated when the power door lock is in the unlocked state. 8. The combination of claim 6, wherein the remote keyless entry system comprises: a remote transmitter, anda receiver, the transmitter configured to wirelessly communicate an electric signal to the receiver, the receiver configured to enable operation of the lock mechanism in response to the electric signal received from the transmitter, the latch mechanism moving from one of the locked state and unlocked state to the other of the locked state and unlocked state based on receiving the signal. 9. The combination of claim 8, further comprising a key fob, wherein the remote receiver is in the key fob. 10. The power lock assembly of claim 1 in combination with the vehicle roof rack, the roof rack including a rail, the power lock assembly including housing integrally formed with the rail. 11. The combination of claim 10, wherein the rail defines a channel, the housing being located within the channel. 12. A roof rack for a vehicle comprising: a first side rail and a second side rail spaced from the first side rail; anda power lock assembly, the power lock assembly including: a lock mechanism fixedly mounted to one of the first and second side rails, the lock mechanism operable in a locked state and an unlocked state based on a state of a power door lock for a vehicle door,a shackle having end portions adapted to be releasably secured to the lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism is in the locked state when the power door lock is in a locked state and the lock mechanism is in the unlocked state when the power door lock is in an unlocked state,a lock drive and a latch assembly, the latch assembly including a lock member adapted to selectively engage the shackle and a rocker member adapted to engage the lock member in the unlocked state, the rocker member includes an end portion connected to the lock drive, actuation of the lock drive automatically pivoting the rocker member into engagement with the lock member. 13. The roof rack assembly of claim 12, wherein the power lock assembly includes: a housing,the lock drive and latch assembly housed within the housing; anda push button operably connected to the latch assembly for moving the lock mechanism to the unlocked state, depression of the push button allowing the shackle to be disengaged from the lock mechanism. 14. The roof rack assembly of claim 13, wherein the push button is operably connected to the rocker member. 15. The roof rack assembly of claim 14, wherein the rocker member includes: a first end portion pivotally connected to the push button; anda second end portion connected to the lock drive, the lock member including a projection and the rocker member includes a notch dimensioned to receive the projection. 16. The roof rack assembly of claim 12 in combination with the vehicle locking system, wherein the vehicle locking system includes: a power door lock switch; anda remote keyless entry system operable to move the power door lock of the vehicle door between a locked state and an unlocked state, the remote keyless entry system including: a remote transmitter, anda receiver, the transmitter configured to wirelessly communicate an electric signal to the receiver, the receiver configured to enable operation of the lock mechanism in response to receiving the electric signal from the transmitter, the latch mechanism moving from one of the locked state and unlocked state to the other of the locked state and unlocked state based on receiving the signal.