Roof rack with an indication device for a load carrier foot

摘要

The present invention relates to a roof rack (10) for a vehicle (11). The roof rack ( ) comprises a load carrier bar (13), a first and a second load carrier foot (14), wherein at least the first load carrier foot (14) is displaceable with respect to the load carrier bar (13) to enable the roof rack (10) to be attachable to vehicles (12) of different sizes. The roof rack also comprises a readable indication device (30) enabling the determination of different appropriate positions of the load carrying foot (14). The indication device (30) is displaceable between different positions with respect to the load carrier bar (13) and adapted to be read with respect to a reference point on the roof rack (10), enabling repeatable readings at different positions. The present invention also relates to a method for assembling a roof rack. The roof rack is simple in construction yet easy to use for an end user and does not tend to produce air turbulence around the load carrier bar to any significant degree.

主权项

1. A roof rack for a vehicle comprising:
a load carrier bar having a longitudinal direction; a first and a second load carrier foot, wherein at least said first load carrier foot is displaceable with respect to said load carrier bar in said longitudinal direction of said load carrier bar to enable said roof rack to be attachable to vehicles of different sizes; and a readable indication rod having at least a plurality of reference marks; wherein said load carrier bar comprises a slot along said longitudinal direction of said load carrier bar and said indication rod is configured to be displaceable in said slot between different positions with respect to said load carrier bar enabling the determination of different appropriate positions of said load carrying foot with respect to said longitudinal direction of said load carrier bar; said indication rod being configured to be read with respect to a reference point on said roof rack and operable for adapting the distance between a first and a second load carrier foot for different vehicles.