Resilient infill

摘要

The invention relates to a resilient infill for positioning in a channel in a crossbar of a roof rack or load carrier. The infill comprises a flexible upper portion and a base comprising a bottom. A pair of flexible, opposing side walls extend from the bottom and curve upwardly and outwardly to meet with outer edges of the flexible upper portion. The width of the upper portion is greater than the width of the bottom and the infill has a substantially hollow interior. The infill is compressible and makes minimal wind noise when positioned in the crossbar of a roof rack located on a moving vehicle.

主权项

1. A vehicle rack crossbar system comprising:
a crossbar having a longitudinal opening to a cavity having first and second opposing side walls connected to a floor portion, the opening having a width defined between opposing lips, the floor portion being connected to the opposing lips by the first and second opposing side walls; and a resilient infill having an upper portion connected to a base by a trunk to form a hollow interior, the upper portion pressing upward on the opposing lips, the base being seated on the floor portion, the trunk having first and second walls projecting upward from the base being separated by a distance which is less than a width of the base defined in a direction perpendicular to a long axis of the crossbar; wherein a void space is disposed inside the cavity and outside the infill between the hollow interior and the base of the infill.