US 12,447,903 B2
Article carrier mounting leg
Colin Schwecke, Westleigh (AU); Aakash Patel, Marsden Park (AU); and Timothy Follan, Warragamba (AU)
Assigned to Rhino Rack Australia Pty Limited, Eastern Creek (AU)
Filed by Rhino Rack Australia Pty Limited, Eastern Creek (AU)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/966,170.
Claims priority of application No. 2021903304 (AU), filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0117288 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 9/058 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); F16B 2/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/058 (2013.01) [F16B 2/10 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article carrier mounting leg, comprising:
a leg frame having an inclined surface, an upper end configured to receive a mounting portion of an article carrier thereupon, and a lower end configured to rest against a leg mounting point;
an article carrier mounting element configured to engage with the mounting portion of the article carrier;
a threaded receiver comprising a sliding body and a threaded aperture; and
a threaded tightening mechanism in engagement with the threaded aperture of the threaded receiver, wherein:
the threaded tightening mechanism is arranged such that rotating the threaded tightening mechanism urges the threaded receiver to move therealong in a first direction, while contra-rotation urges the threaded receiver to move therealong in an opposing second direction;
the article carrier mounting element comprises an engaging portion that engages with the mounting portion of the article carrier;
an outer clamp jaw comprising a pivoting portion having a curved flange, the clamp jaw being movably connected to and outwardly extending from an outer clamp mounting point within the leg frame; and
the engaging portion is mechanically connected to the sliding body of the threaded receiver, the sliding body acts as a wedge between the inclined surface and the curved flange of the outer clamp jaw such that movement of the threaded receiver in the first direction pulls the article carrier mounting portion against the upper end of the leg frame.