CA1106809A - Carrier for motor vehicle - Google Patents
Carrier for motor vehicleInfo
- Publication number
- CA1106809A CA1106809A CA328,202A CA328202A CA1106809A CA 1106809 A CA1106809 A CA 1106809A CA 328202 A CA328202 A CA 328202A CA 1106809 A CA1106809 A CA 1106809A
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- Prior art keywords
- base board
- inverted
- frames
- cover
- carrier
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- 238000012856 packing Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 7
- 239000000969 carrier Substances 0.000 description 6
- 239000002023 wood Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000004677 Nylon Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000007373 indentation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229920001778 nylon Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 125000000391 vinyl group Chemical group [H]C([*])=C([H])[H] 0.000 description 1
- 229920002554 vinyl polymer Polymers 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
- B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
- B60P3/32—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles
- B60P3/36—Auxiliary arrangements; Arrangements of living accommodation; Details
- B60P3/38—Sleeping arrangements, e.g. living or sleeping accommodation on the roof of the vehicle
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Transportation (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
Abstract
A B S T R A C T
A collapsible carrier for a motor vehicle is disclosed which has internal packing flaps for holding down a load inside the carrier to prevent the load moving. The carrier comprises a rectangular horizontal base board, two inverted U-frames extending vertically one on each side of the base board, each inverted U-frame having hinges on two corners of the base board, the inverted U-frames adapted to fold inwards onto the base board. A plurality of removable spacer bars are located between the two inverted U-frames to hold the inverted U-frames in vertical position. A cover is made from waterproof flexible sheet material attached to edges of the base board and extending over the two inverted U-frames and spacer bars, including opening flaps in two sides of the cover within the two inverted U-frames, closure means between the opening flaps and the cover, at least four packing flaps within the cover, one edge of each flap attached to each edge of the base board, and tie-down means connected to each flap adapted to hold down a load on the base board within the cover.
A collapsible carrier for a motor vehicle is disclosed which has internal packing flaps for holding down a load inside the carrier to prevent the load moving. The carrier comprises a rectangular horizontal base board, two inverted U-frames extending vertically one on each side of the base board, each inverted U-frame having hinges on two corners of the base board, the inverted U-frames adapted to fold inwards onto the base board. A plurality of removable spacer bars are located between the two inverted U-frames to hold the inverted U-frames in vertical position. A cover is made from waterproof flexible sheet material attached to edges of the base board and extending over the two inverted U-frames and spacer bars, including opening flaps in two sides of the cover within the two inverted U-frames, closure means between the opening flaps and the cover, at least four packing flaps within the cover, one edge of each flap attached to each edge of the base board, and tie-down means connected to each flap adapted to hold down a load on the base board within the cover.
Description
The present invention relates to a collapsible carrier for a motor vehicle. More specifically the present invention provides a car top carrier which is collapsible.
Car top carriers which may be mounted on the top of a car or station wagon are well known. ~ome of these carriers may be made from rigid material such as wood, other types are made from canvas and have a frame which may be collapsed for storing the carrier when not in use. Car top carriers may be made with their own attachments to the top of a car or alternatively may be made so that they rest on two universal car racks which are used for transporting skis, lumber, boats and any large load to be carried on top of a car.
Car top carriers are particularly useful today for camp-ing and in this day and age cars are becoming smaller, therefore, there is a need for more space when on long journeys carrying luggage or camping e~uipment. ODe problem that exists with the car top carriers today is that if the carrier is not completely full the load tends to move around in the carrier while the car is in motion. Loads move to the front of the carrier when braking and move to the back of the carrier when accelerating. In extreme cases of braking heavy loads can damage the carrier.
The present invention provides a collapsible light weight carrier that may be mounted on two universal car rac~s and which has a novel feature in that tie-down flaps and means are provided to hold whatever load is in the carrier and prevent it moving around while the car is ln motion.
The present invention provides a collapsible carrier for attachment to a motor vehicle or the like, comprising rectan-gular horizontal base board, two inverted U-frames extending vertically one on each opposing side of the base board, each in-verted U-frame having hinges on two corners of the base board, the inverted U-frame adapted to fold inwards onto the base board, . - 1 - ~
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plurality of removable spacar bars located between the two in-verted U-frames to hold the two inverted U-frames in vertical positions, cover made from waterproof, flexible sheet material attached to edges of the base board and extending over the two inverted U-frames and spacer bars, opening flaps in two sides of the cover within the two inverted U-frames, closure means between the opening flaps and the cover, at least four packing flaps with-in the cover, one edge of each flap attached to each edge of the base board and tie-down means connected to each flap adapted to hold down a load on the base board within the cover.
In other embodiments of the invention the rectangular base board of the carrier has attachment means to two tubular car top racks. The removable spacer bars may in one embodiment be spring loaded and have inserts fitting into apertures in the two inverted U-frames. Preferably the closure means between the open-ing flaps and the cover is a zip fastener having locking means.
The tie down means are preferably a rope threaded through eyelets of each flap.
In drawings which illustrate the embodiments of the invention, Fig. 1 is an isometric view of a collapsible carrier according to one embodiment of the present invention shown on the roof of a motor vehicle.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional view taken at line 2-2 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an isometric view from the top of the carrier shown in Fig. 1 with part of the flexible cover removed.
Fig. 4 is an isometric view from the top of the carrier shown in Fig. 1 with the cover and spacer bars removed.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of a spring loaded spacer bar according to one embodiment of the present invention.
Refarring now to the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2 show a carrier 10 mounted to the roof 11 of a motor vehicle. Two tubu-lar universal car top racks 12 are shown mounted on the roof 11 of a car, each tubular rack 12 has two adjustable support arms 13 one on each side, which fit into the roof lip 14 of the car and is provided with a clip 15 to hold the arm 13 firmly on the roof 11 of the car. The tubular car top racks 12 are standard items, available commercially, and the carrier 10 fits onto these tubu-lar racks 12. The carrier itself has a horizontal rectangular base board 16 on the underneath of which ara clips 17 which hold the base board 16 to the tubular racks 12.
As may be seen in more detail in Figs. 3 and 4, on opposing edges of the base board 16 are mounted two inverted U-frames 18 which extend vertically upwards. These U-frames 18 are connected to two corners of the base board 16 by hinges 19 so that the U-frames 18 may fold inwards onto the base board 16.
When the U-frames 18 are in the vertical position, removable spacer bars 20 are placed in predetermined positions between the two U-frames 18 to form a frame onto which a flexible cover 21 is stretched. The removable spacer bars 20 are illustrated in more detail in Fig. 5. Each spacer bar 20 has a plug 22 at one end with a pin 23 therein to engage with a hole in the U-frame 18.
At the other end a sleeve 24 with a spring 25 therein fits over the end of the spacer bar 20 and is held on the bar 20 by an indentation ring 26. The spring 25 is compresssd when the sleeve 24 is pushed inwards allowing the spacer bar to be positioned between the two U-frames 18. At the outer end of the sleeve 24 is a plug 27 with a pin 28 therein. The two pins 23 and 28 fit into holes provided in the inverted U-frames 18, and the spacer bars 20 are easily positioned by pushing the sleaves 24 inwards and compressing the springs 25.
The cover 21 is made from a flexible sheet material, preferably canvas or heavy vinyl coated nylon. At the sides of the cover 21, within the two inverted U-frames 18 are opening flaps '29 connected at one edge to the base board 16 and opening downwards as may be seen in Fig. 1. Each flap 29 has two zip fasteners 30 which join at the center and have a padlock 31 to join the two zip fastener carriers together and lock the flaps 29 closed. The edges of the cover 21 are attached at the base of the base board 16. Inside the cover 21 are four packing flaps 32 seen more clearly in Figs. 3 and 4. Each flap is connectad at one edge to one side of the base board 16. The packing flaps 32 are rectangular in shape and at the edge opposite to that con-nected to the base board 16 have three eyelets 33 through which rope 34 is threaded as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The rope 34 stretches over the individual articles 35 forming the load as shown in Fig. 2 so that it holds the articles together and firmly on the base board 16 preventing them from moving, even though the articles 35 do not entirely fill the carrier.
The cover 21 and the packing flaps 32 are permanently connected to the base board 16, and the spacer bars 20 are re-movable so that the two inverted U-frames 18 may be folded flat.
The cover 21 and packing flaps 32 may also be folded down so that the carrier becomes flat and does not take up much space.
The carrier 10 may be removed from the tubular car top racks 12 by undoing the clips 17 and the racks 12 may then be used for supporting skis, lumber or other material.
The cover 21 is attached to the inverted U-frames 18.
The cover is reinforced at points of strain and held with rivets and metal straps to the underside of the base board 16. The spring loaded spacer bars 20 provide constant rigidity in all weather so that the cover remains tight and does not flap on top of the car. As illustrated in Fig. 1 carrier 10 is sloped at the front and rear to reduce wind resistance. Various sizes of carrier may be made for differsnt sizes of cars. The base board 16 is preferably made of wood or other suitable material and is preferably painted or coated to withstand all weather conditions.
Various changes may be made to the collapsible carrier without departing from the scope of the present invention which is only limited by the claims.
Car top carriers which may be mounted on the top of a car or station wagon are well known. ~ome of these carriers may be made from rigid material such as wood, other types are made from canvas and have a frame which may be collapsed for storing the carrier when not in use. Car top carriers may be made with their own attachments to the top of a car or alternatively may be made so that they rest on two universal car racks which are used for transporting skis, lumber, boats and any large load to be carried on top of a car.
Car top carriers are particularly useful today for camp-ing and in this day and age cars are becoming smaller, therefore, there is a need for more space when on long journeys carrying luggage or camping e~uipment. ODe problem that exists with the car top carriers today is that if the carrier is not completely full the load tends to move around in the carrier while the car is in motion. Loads move to the front of the carrier when braking and move to the back of the carrier when accelerating. In extreme cases of braking heavy loads can damage the carrier.
The present invention provides a collapsible light weight carrier that may be mounted on two universal car rac~s and which has a novel feature in that tie-down flaps and means are provided to hold whatever load is in the carrier and prevent it moving around while the car is ln motion.
The present invention provides a collapsible carrier for attachment to a motor vehicle or the like, comprising rectan-gular horizontal base board, two inverted U-frames extending vertically one on each opposing side of the base board, each in-verted U-frame having hinges on two corners of the base board, the inverted U-frame adapted to fold inwards onto the base board, . - 1 - ~
6~
plurality of removable spacar bars located between the two in-verted U-frames to hold the two inverted U-frames in vertical positions, cover made from waterproof, flexible sheet material attached to edges of the base board and extending over the two inverted U-frames and spacer bars, opening flaps in two sides of the cover within the two inverted U-frames, closure means between the opening flaps and the cover, at least four packing flaps with-in the cover, one edge of each flap attached to each edge of the base board and tie-down means connected to each flap adapted to hold down a load on the base board within the cover.
In other embodiments of the invention the rectangular base board of the carrier has attachment means to two tubular car top racks. The removable spacer bars may in one embodiment be spring loaded and have inserts fitting into apertures in the two inverted U-frames. Preferably the closure means between the open-ing flaps and the cover is a zip fastener having locking means.
The tie down means are preferably a rope threaded through eyelets of each flap.
In drawings which illustrate the embodiments of the invention, Fig. 1 is an isometric view of a collapsible carrier according to one embodiment of the present invention shown on the roof of a motor vehicle.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional view taken at line 2-2 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an isometric view from the top of the carrier shown in Fig. 1 with part of the flexible cover removed.
Fig. 4 is an isometric view from the top of the carrier shown in Fig. 1 with the cover and spacer bars removed.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of a spring loaded spacer bar according to one embodiment of the present invention.
Refarring now to the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2 show a carrier 10 mounted to the roof 11 of a motor vehicle. Two tubu-lar universal car top racks 12 are shown mounted on the roof 11 of a car, each tubular rack 12 has two adjustable support arms 13 one on each side, which fit into the roof lip 14 of the car and is provided with a clip 15 to hold the arm 13 firmly on the roof 11 of the car. The tubular car top racks 12 are standard items, available commercially, and the carrier 10 fits onto these tubu-lar racks 12. The carrier itself has a horizontal rectangular base board 16 on the underneath of which ara clips 17 which hold the base board 16 to the tubular racks 12.
As may be seen in more detail in Figs. 3 and 4, on opposing edges of the base board 16 are mounted two inverted U-frames 18 which extend vertically upwards. These U-frames 18 are connected to two corners of the base board 16 by hinges 19 so that the U-frames 18 may fold inwards onto the base board 16.
When the U-frames 18 are in the vertical position, removable spacer bars 20 are placed in predetermined positions between the two U-frames 18 to form a frame onto which a flexible cover 21 is stretched. The removable spacer bars 20 are illustrated in more detail in Fig. 5. Each spacer bar 20 has a plug 22 at one end with a pin 23 therein to engage with a hole in the U-frame 18.
At the other end a sleeve 24 with a spring 25 therein fits over the end of the spacer bar 20 and is held on the bar 20 by an indentation ring 26. The spring 25 is compresssd when the sleeve 24 is pushed inwards allowing the spacer bar to be positioned between the two U-frames 18. At the outer end of the sleeve 24 is a plug 27 with a pin 28 therein. The two pins 23 and 28 fit into holes provided in the inverted U-frames 18, and the spacer bars 20 are easily positioned by pushing the sleaves 24 inwards and compressing the springs 25.
The cover 21 is made from a flexible sheet material, preferably canvas or heavy vinyl coated nylon. At the sides of the cover 21, within the two inverted U-frames 18 are opening flaps '29 connected at one edge to the base board 16 and opening downwards as may be seen in Fig. 1. Each flap 29 has two zip fasteners 30 which join at the center and have a padlock 31 to join the two zip fastener carriers together and lock the flaps 29 closed. The edges of the cover 21 are attached at the base of the base board 16. Inside the cover 21 are four packing flaps 32 seen more clearly in Figs. 3 and 4. Each flap is connectad at one edge to one side of the base board 16. The packing flaps 32 are rectangular in shape and at the edge opposite to that con-nected to the base board 16 have three eyelets 33 through which rope 34 is threaded as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The rope 34 stretches over the individual articles 35 forming the load as shown in Fig. 2 so that it holds the articles together and firmly on the base board 16 preventing them from moving, even though the articles 35 do not entirely fill the carrier.
The cover 21 and the packing flaps 32 are permanently connected to the base board 16, and the spacer bars 20 are re-movable so that the two inverted U-frames 18 may be folded flat.
The cover 21 and packing flaps 32 may also be folded down so that the carrier becomes flat and does not take up much space.
The carrier 10 may be removed from the tubular car top racks 12 by undoing the clips 17 and the racks 12 may then be used for supporting skis, lumber or other material.
The cover 21 is attached to the inverted U-frames 18.
The cover is reinforced at points of strain and held with rivets and metal straps to the underside of the base board 16. The spring loaded spacer bars 20 provide constant rigidity in all weather so that the cover remains tight and does not flap on top of the car. As illustrated in Fig. 1 carrier 10 is sloped at the front and rear to reduce wind resistance. Various sizes of carrier may be made for differsnt sizes of cars. The base board 16 is preferably made of wood or other suitable material and is preferably painted or coated to withstand all weather conditions.
Various changes may be made to the collapsible carrier without departing from the scope of the present invention which is only limited by the claims.
Claims (5)
1. Collapsible carrier for attachment to motor vehicle or the like, comprising, rectangular horizontal base board, two inverted U-frames extending vertically one on each opposing side of the base board, each inverted U-frame having hinges on two corners of the base board, the inverted U-frames adapted to fold inwards onto the base board, plurality of removable spacer bars located between the two inverted U-frames to hold the two inverted U-frames in vertical positions, cover made from waterproof flexible sheet material attached to edges of the base board and extending over the two inverted U-frames and spacer bars, opening flaps in two sides of the cover within the two inverted U-frames, closure means between the opening flaps and the cover, at least four packing flaps within the cover, one edge of each flap attached to each edge of the base board, and tie-down means connected to each flap adapted to hold down a load on the base board within the cover
2. The carrier according to claim 1 wherein the rectangular base board has attachment means to two tubular car top racks.
3. The carrier according to claim 1 wherein the removable spacer bars are spring loaded and have inserts fitting into apertures in the two inverted U-frames.
4. The carrier according to claim 1 wherein the closure means between the opening flaps and the cover is a zip fastener having locking means.
5. The carrier according to claim 1 wherein the tie down means include rope threaded through eyelets of each flap.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA328,202A CA1106809A (en) | 1979-05-23 | 1979-05-23 | Carrier for motor vehicle |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA328,202A CA1106809A (en) | 1979-05-23 | 1979-05-23 | Carrier for motor vehicle |
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| CA1106809A true CA1106809A (en) | 1981-08-11 |
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| CA328,202A Expired CA1106809A (en) | 1979-05-23 | 1979-05-23 | Carrier for motor vehicle |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4779779A (en) * | 1987-03-16 | 1988-10-25 | Haugland Richard M | Luggage container accessory for detachably mounting on the exterior of a vehicle |
| US5096107A (en) * | 1990-12-17 | 1992-03-17 | Vanson W Peter | Means for securing an enclosure for luggage on a cartop rack |
| US6340105B1 (en) * | 1999-06-25 | 2002-01-22 | James C. Black | Portable cylinder carrier arrangement |
| EP2582548A4 (en) * | 2010-06-15 | 2013-10-09 | Autoform I Malung Ab | Support for expandable box for vehicles |
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1979
- 1979-05-23 CA CA328,202A patent/CA1106809A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4779779A (en) * | 1987-03-16 | 1988-10-25 | Haugland Richard M | Luggage container accessory for detachably mounting on the exterior of a vehicle |
| US5096107A (en) * | 1990-12-17 | 1992-03-17 | Vanson W Peter | Means for securing an enclosure for luggage on a cartop rack |
| US6340105B1 (en) * | 1999-06-25 | 2002-01-22 | James C. Black | Portable cylinder carrier arrangement |
| EP2582548A4 (en) * | 2010-06-15 | 2013-10-09 | Autoform I Malung Ab | Support for expandable box for vehicles |
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