CARRYING CASE

摘要

A top rail mountable carrier for use with a vehicle (16) having vehicle top rails (48) for transporting items comprising an openable shell (200) for storing items, angle rails (210) attached to the vehicle top rails, rollers (260) rotatably connected to the angle rails for positioning the shell on the angle rails, one or more posts (250) attached to the shell and one or more fasteners (240) attached to the angle rails for engaging the posts and securing the shell to the top rails of the vehicle, the shell being capable of articulating from a first position in which it is secured to the angle rails above the vehicle to a second position in which the rearward portion of the shell is in contact with the ground and shell is connected to one or more of the angle rails so that the shell is not in contact with the side of the vehicle.