US 11,932,206 B2
Articulating crossbar for a vehicle
Cory Borghi, Wixom, MI (US); Eric Griffith, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Christian Elder, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on May 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/738,604.
Application 17/738,604 is a continuation of application No. 16/681,638, filed on Nov. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,351,927.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/760,866, filed on Nov. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0332258 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 9/052 (2006.01); B60R 9/058 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/052 (2013.01) [B60R 9/058 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roof rack comprising:
a first support member coupled to a first end of a crossbar and comprising a joint configured to rotate about at least two rotational axes; and
a second support member coupled to a second end of the crossbar, wherein:
the first and second support members are mountable in a first orientation to a first pair of ports; and
the first and second support members are mountable in a second orientation to a second pair of ports.