US 12,187,233 B2
Crossbar and coupling member for a crossbar
Henrik Alm, Vederslov (SE); Jonas Poulsen, Varnamo (SE); Tobias Rydholm, Tenhult (SE); Wilhelm Larsson, Varnamo (SE); Joakim Persson, Skillingaryd (SE); Magnus Ferman, Varnamo (SE); Fredrik Bergman, Vaggeryd (SE); and Lucas Lund, Norrahammar (SE)
Assigned to Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp (SE)
Appl. No. 17/796,498
Filed by Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp (SE)
PCT Filed Jan. 28, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/051976
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/152007, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20154667 (EP), filed on Jan. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0331168 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 9/052 (2006.01); B60R 9/058 (2006.01); F16B 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/052 (2013.01) [B60R 9/058 (2013.01); F16B 7/0413 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupling member for a vehicle roof rack, the coupling member comprising:
a first elongate coupling segment and a second elongate coupling segment coupled by a coupling portion,
wherein the first elongate coupling segment comprises a first wall, and the second elongate coupling segment comprises a second wall facing the first wall, and the coupling portion extends from the first wall to the second wall, and
wherein the first elongate coupling segment, the second elongate coupling segment, and the coupling portion define a receiving space configured to receive a portion of an interior wall of a crossbar member of the vehicle roof rack.