Vehicle roof rack
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Dec 15, 1998
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Aug 28, 1996
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Aug 28, 1996
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A vehicle roof rack includes a track having an elongate tubular body with a thin wall which defines substantially the entire outer perimeter of the tubular body. The thin wall has a top wall section with an upwardly opening channel formed therein and a top wall section opposite the bottom wall section. The roof rack further includes a pair of support brackets for supporting the track in an elevated position above the roof of the vehicle. Each support bracket has a pair of fasteners for releasably attaching the support bracket to the track and a pair of hook elements for releasably attaching the support brackets to a gutter of the vehicle. At least one sliding fastening assembly is releasably attachable to the upwardly opening channel of the top wall section of the track. The sliding fastening assembly includes a member slidably mounted on the top wall section of the track and movable along the length of the channel, and a pair of fasteners for securing the member at a desired position along the length of the channel.
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