US 12,420,718 B2
Quick release and locking systems for removable cross-bars for vehicles and the like
William H. Kiefer, IV, Elizabethtown, PA (US); and Nathan T. Sutherland, Wyomissing, PA (US)
Assigned to N.B. ADVENTURES LLC, Wyomissing, PA (US)
Filed by N.B. Adventures LLC, Wyomissing, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/584,359.
Prior Publication US 2025/0269802 A1, Aug. 28, 2025
Int. Cl. B60R 9/052 (2006.01); B60R 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 9/058 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/052 (2013.01) [B60R 9/058 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for supporting a removable crossbar for mounting accessories on vehicles, comprising:
a support member having a lower section configured to attach to a vehicle and an upper section for support of accessories,
a removable crossbar including a quick release threadedly attached to an end thereof,
a cam lock integrated with the upper section of the support member, and
a locking slide slidably mounted to the removable crossbar,
wherein the upper section of the support member includes a pocket configured for receiving the quick release of the removable crossbar,
the removable crossbar is configured to be attached to the support member upon inserting the quick release in the pocket of the support member and engaging the quick release to clamp the end of the removable crossbar into the support member,
the crossbar is configured to be removable from the support member upon releasing the quick release to disengage the end of the crossbar from the support member,
wherein when the quick release is inserted in the pocket of the support member, the locking slide is configured to slide along the removable crossbar to engage with the cam lock such that the cam lock can be actuated to lock the removable crossbar to the support member, and
wherein when the cam lock is actuated to unlock the removable crossbar to the support member, the locking slide is configured to slide along the removable crossbar to disengage with the cam lock.