CROSSBAR T-SLOT INFILL

摘要

An infill device may include a lower portion pressing against a floor portion of a cavity of a slotted crossbar of a vehicle rack, and an upper portion pressing upward on first and second opposing lips of a longitudinal opening to the cavity. The infill is operable between a flush position corresponding to the upper portion substantially filling the opening, and a compressed position corresponding to the upper portion moving away from the opposing lips and closer to the floor portion to allow a retention device of a cargo-specific rack accessory to enter the channel and clamp the opposing lips.

主权项

1. A vehicle rack crossbar system comprising:
a crossbar having a longitudinal opening to a channel having first and second opposing side walls connected to a floor portion, the opening having a width defined between first and second opposing lips, the floor portion being connected to the first and second opposing lips by the first and second opposing side walls; and an infill disposed in the channel, the infill including a first component made of a first material and a second component made of a second material that is different than the first material, the second component being configured to press the first component upward against at least one of the opposing lips, the infill being operable from a flush position corresponding to the first component substantially filling the longitudinal opening to a compressed position corresponding to the first component being pressed toward the floor portion of the channel to allow for a retention device of a cargo-specific rack accessory to clamp the first and second opposing lips.