US 11,884,243 B2
Assemblies for supporting a load relative to a roof of a vehicle
Andrew Guy Menegazzo, Kilsyth (AU); James Kenneth Robert Luke, Kilsyth (AU); and Gavin James Smith, Kilsyth (AU)
Assigned to ARB Corporation Ltd., Kylsith (AU)
Filed by ARB Corporation Ltd, Kilsyth (AU)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/671,014.
Application 17/671,014 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/738,144, filed on Jan. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,279,294.
Claims priority of application No. 2019900072 (AU), filed on Jan. 10, 2019; and application No. 2019901954 (AU), filed on Jun. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234512 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 9/04 (2006.01); B60R 9/045 (2006.01); B60R 9/048 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/045 (2013.01) [B60R 9/048 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for supporting a load relative to a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
an elongate bar configured for fixing to the vehicle, the elongate bar having a sidewall and at least one support structure, the at least one support structure defining a pair of opposed, diverging retention surfaces, each retention surface extending away from the sidewall; and
at least one engaging mechanism configured to be secured to the load, the at least one engaging mechanism defining a pair of opposed abutment surfaces shaped to be complementary to the retention surfaces, the abutment surfaces configured so that, in use, each abutment surface abuts and lies against one of the retention surfaces, the at least one engaging mechanism operable to urge the abutment surfaces against the retention surfaces to engage the elongate bar.