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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0176107 (2016-06-07) |
등록번호 | US-10071693 (2018-09-11) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 0 인용 특허 : 399 |
A coupling assembly for connecting a rooftop cargo carrying system to a vehicle may include a coupler body. The coupler body may include a crossbar clamp configured to be coupled to a crossbar, the crossbar oriented transverse to a direction of vehicle travel. The coupling assembly may include a bas
A coupling assembly for connecting a rooftop cargo carrying system to a vehicle may include a coupler body. The coupler body may include a crossbar clamp configured to be coupled to a crossbar, the crossbar oriented transverse to a direction of vehicle travel. The coupling assembly may include a base connected to the coupler body configured to sit on a flush rail of a vehicle roof. The flush rail may be oriented generally parallel to the direction of vehicle travel. The coupling assembly may include a clip retention and adjustment mechanism connected to the coupler body with the clip retention and adjustment mechanism having an adjustment member. The clip retention and adjustment mechanism may be configured to interchangeably receive an inner clip and interchangeably receive an outer clip. The clip retention and adjustment mechanism may be further configured to rotate the received inner and outer clips with respect to the coupler body in order to grip inner and outer sides, respectively, of the flush rail by actuating the adjustment member.
1. A coupling assembly for connecting a rooftop cargo carrying system to a vehicle, the coupling assembly comprising: a coupler body including a crossbar clamp configured to be coupled to a crossbar, the crossbar oriented transverse to a direction of vehicle travel;a base connected to the coupler bo
1. A coupling assembly for connecting a rooftop cargo carrying system to a vehicle, the coupling assembly comprising: a coupler body including a crossbar clamp configured to be coupled to a crossbar, the crossbar oriented transverse to a direction of vehicle travel;a base connected to the coupler body, the base configured to sit on a flush rail of a vehicle roof, the flush rail oriented generally parallel to the direction of vehicle travel; anda clip retention and adjustment mechanism connected to the coupler body, the clip retention and adjustment mechanism having an adjustment member;wherein the clip retention and adjustment mechanism interchangeably receives an inner clip and interchangeably receives an outer clip; andwherein the clip retention and adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate the inner and outer clips with respect to the coupler body in order to grip inner and outer sides, respectively, of the flush rail by actuating the adjustment member;the clip retention and adjustment mechanism including an inner carriage and an outer carriage, the inner carriage configured to be releasably coupled to the inner clip and the outer carriage configured to be releasably coupled to the outer clip; andwherein the inner carriage is configured to rotate relative to the coupler body around an inner clip axis generally perpendicular to a long axis of the crossbar and the outer carriage is configured to rotate relative to the coupler body around an outer clip axis generally perpendicular to the long axis of the crossbar. 2. The coupling assembly of claim 1, wherein the base is configured to rotate with respect to the coupler body about a base pivot axis oriented generally parallel to the flush rail. 3. The coupling assembly of claim 1, wherein the adjustment member is a threaded bolt passing through apertures in the outer and inner carriages and oriented generally parallel to a long axis of the crossbar. 4. The coupling assembly of claim 1, wherein the inner carriage includes a crosspiece configured to facilitate retention of the inner clip to the inner carriage and the outer carriages includes a crosspiece configured to facilitate retention of the outer clip to the outer carriage. 5. The coupling assembly of claim 4, wherein (a) the inner carriage includes at least one hook portion configured to project through an aperture in the inner clip and facilitate retention of the inner clip to the inner carriage and (b) the outer carriage includes at least one hook portion configured to project through an aperture in the outer clip and facilitate retention of the outer clip to the outer carriage. 6. The coupling assembly of 5, wherein the clip retention and adjustment mechanism includes at least one biasing member configured to urge the inner and outer clips away from one another toward an open position. 7. A rack system for carrying cargo on top of a vehicle, the rack comprising: a crossbar and a pair of coupling assemblies configured to mount the crossbar on top of a vehicle such that a long axis of the crossbar is substantially horizontal and generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;wherein each coupling assembly includes: a coupler body including a crossbar clamp configured to be coupled to a crossbar, the crossbar oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle;a base connected to the coupler body, the base configured to sit on a flush rail of a vehicle roof, the flush rail oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the base configured to rotate with respect to the coupler body about a base pivot axis oriented generally parallel to the flush rail;a clip retention and adjustment mechanism connected to the coupler body, the clip retention and adjustment mechanism configured to grip inner and outer sides of a flush rail with inner and outer clips, respectively, by rotating at least one of the inner and outer clips relative to the coupler body around a clip pivot axis oriented generally parallel to the base pivot axis; andwherein the crossbar clamp includes interchangeable hardware for coupling the coupler body to differently-shaped crossbars. 8. The rack system of claim 7, wherein the crossbar clamp includes interchangeable hardware for selectively coupling to one of a crossbar sleeve and a T-slot underneath a crossbar. 9. The rack system of claim 7, wherein the crossbar clamp includes a crossbar-securing bolt oriented generally parallel to a long axis of the crossbar. 10. The rack system of claim 7, wherein the coupling assembly further includes a removable outer cover configured to prevent external access to the clip retention and adjustment mechanism when the outer cover is in a secured position relative to the coupler body. 11. The rack system of claim 7, wherein (a) the inner clip is one of a set of inner clips and the inner clip is configured to be releasably coupled to the clip retention and adjustment mechanism and (b) the outer clip is one of a set of outer clips and the outer clip is configured to be releasably coupled to the clip retention and adjustment mechanism. 12. The rack system of claim 11, wherein the inner clip is configured to be interchangeably received by an inner carriage pivotally mounted to the coupler body and the outer clip is configured to be interchangeably received by an outer carriage pivotally mounted to the coupler body and wherein the inner carriage is configured to rotate relative to the coupler body around an inner pivot axis generally perpendicular to a long axis of the crossbar and the outer carriage is configured to rotate relative to the coupler body around an outer pivot axis generally perpendicular to the long axis of the crossbar. 13. A method of removably attaching a coupling assembly to a flush roof rail of a vehicle, the coupling assembly for use in a rooftop cargo carrying system, the method comprising: disposing the coupling assembly on the flush roof rail of the vehicle, the coupling assembly including a base connected to a coupler body, with the base abutting a top side of the flush roof rail;removably coupling an inner clip of a set of inner clips to a clip retention and adjustment mechanism connected to the coupler body, the inner clip configured to abut an inner side of the flush roof rail;removably coupling an outer clip of a set of outer clips to the clip retention and adjustment mechanism, the outer clip configured to abut an outer side of the flush roof rail; andactuating an adjustment member of the clip retention and adjustment mechanism;wherein actuating the adjustment member includes:rotating the inner clip relative to the coupler body and toward the outer clip in order to grip the inner side of the flush rail;rotating the outer clip relative to the coupler body and toward the inner clip in order to grip the outer side of the flush rail; andwherein removably coupling the inner clip to the clip retention and adjustment mechanism includes inserting the inner clip into an inner carriage of the clip retention and adjustment mechanism, the inner carriage pivotally mounted to the coupler body, and wherein removably coupling the outer clip to the clip retention and adjustment mechanism includes inserting the outer clip into an outer carriage of the clip retention and adjustment mechanism, the outer carriage pivotally mounted to the coupler body. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising removably coupling the base to the coupler body. 15. The method of claim 13, further comprising coupling a crossbar to the coupling assembly via a crossbar clamp connected to the coupler body, the crossbar having a long axis oriented transverse to a direction of vehicle travel. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising adjusting a pitch angle of the crossbar relative to the coupler body by rotating the crossbar around the long axis of the crossbar.
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