US 11,891,021 B2
Load carrier
Wolfgang Sailer, Mayrhofen (AT); Christoph Kainzner, Ramsau (AT); Christoph Hofer-Haas, Kaltenbach (AT); and Hansjörg Geisler, Mayrhofen (AT)
Assigned to JOPINDO GMBH, Bad Homburg V.D.H (DE)
Appl. No. 17/603,752
Filed by Jopindo GmbH, Bad Homburg v.d.H (DE)
PCT Filed Mar. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/055436
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 14, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/212005, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 20 2019 102 152.7 (DE), filed on Apr. 15, 2019; and application No. 20 2019 103 944.2 (DE), filed on Jul. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0176886 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/10 (2013.01) [B60R 9/06 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A load carrier for a vehicle, the load carrier comprising:
a plurality of movable and laterally spaced support arms, which are configured for the detachable fastening of a carrier part;
a base part, which is to be arranged secured to a vehicle and at which the plurality of support arms are arranged together, wherein the plurality of support arms are mounted vertically, displaceably, and pivotably about a respective support arm vertical axis and wherein the support arms have parallel straight vertical axes and are arranged together linearly, vertically, and displaceably along the straight vertical axes, wherein the support arms are movable between an out-of-use position and a use position, wherein the support arms are lowered from the out-of-use position and then pivoted out into the use position, wherein the support arms are pivoted in the out-of-use position and can be arranged or are arranged concealed on the underside of the vehicle and are pivoted out in the use position, wherein they may project beyond the rear of the vehicle.