| 摘要 |
A load carrier for automotive vehicles, primarily private automobiles, intended to be mounted on the roof of the vehicle transversely of the longitudinal axis thereof, the load carrier comprising two load-carrier shoes and a load-carrier bar extending therebetween, each of the shoes incorporating a support element arranged to support against a vehicle roof, and a gripping means arranged to engage around the side part of the vehicle roof. According to the invention each of the load-carrier shoes (3) includes a body element (8), to which the gripping means (9) is attached, with the support element (13) being attached to the gripping means. A tensioning or tightening means (30) is attached to at least one body element (8) of the load-carrier shoes (2,3) and is arranged to co-act with one end (29) of the load-carrier bar (4), so as to enable the load-carrier bar (4) to move telescopically in a tubular portion (21) of the body element (8) of a load-carrier shoe under the influence of the tensioning or tightening means (30). |
