A load-carrying device may be configured for use with a crossbar mounted to a vehicle roof. The load-carrying device may include a body having a load-bearing surface and an arm pivotably mounted to the body. The arm of the device may be pivotable between a collapsed position and an in-use position.
A load-carrying device may be configured for use with a crossbar mounted to a vehicle roof. The load-carrying device may include a body having a load-bearing surface and an arm pivotably mounted to the body. The arm of the device may be pivotable between a collapsed position and an in-use position. A proximal end of the arm may be operatively connected to the body, and may move toward one end of the body when the arm is pivoted from the collapsed position to the in-use position.
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1. A load-carrying device for use with a vehicle rack, the device comprising: an elongate body having a load-bearing surface, a first end portion, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; andan elongate arm having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, the proximal
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A load-carrying device for use with a vehicle rack, the device comprising: an elongate body having a load-bearing surface, a first end portion, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; andan elongate arm having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, the proximal end attached to the second end portion of the elongate body by a pivot assembly, the pivot assembly including a prop member having a first pivotal connection to the second end portion of the elongate body and a second pivotal connection to a location on the arm spaced from the proximal end, and a slide assembly pivotally connected to the proximal end of the arm, the slide assembly being configured to constrain motion of the proximal end of the arm to a discrete linear path running along a length of the elongate body;wherein the arm is configured to pivot between a collapsed position and an in-use position, and the proximal end of the arm moves toward the first end portion of the elongate body when the arm is pivoted from the collapsed position to the in-use position. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the collapsed position includes the arm being disposed proximate the elongate body and the proximal end of the arm being adjacent to the second end portion of the elongate body, and the in-use position includes the arm being in an erect orientation transverse to the load-bearing surface and the proximal end of the arm being disposed closer to the first end portion of the elongate body than when in the collapsed position. 3. The device of claim 1, further comprising an extendable member operatively connected to the first end of the elongate body. 4. The device of claim 3, the extendable member comprising a U-shaped support having a first leg and a second leg, each leg configured to telescope from the elongate body of the load-carrying device, and a toe portion connecting the first leg to the second leg at respective distal ends of the legs. 5. The device of claim 4, the toe portion of the extendable member further comprising a pushbutton operatively connected to a locking mechanism configured to releasably secure the extendable member in one or more discrete states of extension. 6. The device of claim 4, the toe portion of the extendable member further comprising an upward protrusion. 7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a latching device operatively connected to the elongate body, the latching device configured to releasably latch the elongate arm in the in-use position. 8. The device of claim 1, the elongate body further comprising a clamp configured to engage a crossbar mounted to the vehicle rack. 9. The device of claim 8, wherein the clamp comprises a clamping assembly including a cam handle accessible from the load-bearing surface of the device, the cam handle operatively connected to a cleat having a stem portion terminating in an enlarged head portion, the cleat extending from a lower surface opposite the load-bearing surface and configured to clamp the device into a longitudinal slot in the crossbar. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein a face of the arm forms an upper cover for the device when in the collapsed position, the upper cover including a substantially continuous, curved surface across a width of the arm. 11. The device of claim 1, the arm further including an external housing having an opening formed through the arm, the opening disposed proximate the distal end of the arm. 12. The device of claim 11, further comprising an extendable member configured to telescope from the first end of the elongate body, the extendable member including a distal toe portion having formed thereon a crest, wherein the crest is configured to fit into the aperture in the arm when the arm is in the collapsed position. 13. The device of claim 1, the arm having an upper surface facing generally away from the elongate body when the arm is in the collapsed position, and a lower surface spaced from and opposite the upper surface, wherein the lower surface includes a substantially planar load-bearing portion. 14. The device of claim 13, wherein the load-bearing portion of the arm forms an obtuse angle with the load-bearing surface of the elongate body when the arm is in the in-use position. 15. A load-carrying device for use with a vehicle rack, the device comprising: an elongate body defining a long axis and having a load-bearing surface facing generally upward, a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a clamp configured to attach the elongate body to a crossbar of a vehicle rack;an extendable member operatively attached to the first end portion of the elongate body and extendable linearly from the elongate body in a direction parallel to the long axis of the elongate body; andan elongate arm pivotally attached to the second end portion of the elongate body, the arm being configured to pivot between a collapsed position adjacent to the elongate body and an in-use position transverse to the load-bearing surface. 16. The device of claim 15, wherein the extendable member includes a shaft portion in sliding engagement with the elongate body. 17. The device of claim 16, wherein the extendable member includes a toe portion connected to the shaft portion. 18. The device of claim 17, wherein the extendable member comprises a U-shaped support having a first shaft and a second shaft, each shaft configured to slidingly telescope from the elongate body of the load-carrying device, wherein the toe portion connects the first shaft to the second shaft at respective distal ends of the shafts.
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