公开(公告)号：US20080277437A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-13

申请号：US11746845

申请日：2007-05-10

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

IPC分类号： B60R9/058

CPC分类号： B60R9/045

摘要： A system and method for forming a vehicle article carrier having a single side release crossbar assembly. The crossbar assembly includes a trigger style, horizontally arranged actuating lever that simultaneously locks and unlocks a pair of locking pins at opposite ends of the crossbar assembly from their respective support rails. The support rails are fixedly secured to an outer body surface of a vehicle such that the crossbar assembly is supported above the outer body surface. The single side release feature eliminates the need for the operator to walk back and forth to both sides of the vehicle to unlock and lock the crossbar assembly when the crossbar assembly needs to be repositioned on the support rails.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成具有单侧释放横梁组件的车辆物品载体的系统和方法。 横杆组件包括触发式水平布置的致动杆，其同时在横杆组件的相对端从其相应的支撑轨道锁定和解锁一对锁定销。 支撑轨固定地固定在车辆的外体表面上，使得横杆组件被支撑在外体表面上方。 单侧释放特征消除了当交叉杆组件需要重新定位在支撑轨道上时，操作者需要来回车辆的两侧来解锁和锁定横梁组件。

公开(公告)号：US07273336B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-25

申请号：US10979872

申请日：2004-11-02

申请人： Bill M. Silamianos ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald L. Muñoz

发明人： Bill M. Silamianos ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald L. Muñoz

IPC分类号： B60P7/08

CPC分类号： B60P7/14

摘要： A truck bed divider apparatus for use with a bed of a pickup truck or other cargo carrying bed of a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes one or more divider assemblies that may be lowered into an operative position to restrain the movement of smaller cargo items being carried in the bed. The divider assembly may also be moved into a raised position thereby allowing the full volume of the cargo area to be used if needed. A plurality of movable screens are incorporated in the divider assembly that allow very long cargo items to be accommodated even while the divider assembly is in its lowered position. The pivot assemblies can also be moved and positioned as needed along a pair of support rails disposed on opposing sidewalls of the cargo bed to better restrain articles of various shapes and sizes.

摘要翻译： 一种用于与皮卡车或其他机动车载运床床一起使用的卡车分离器装置。 该装置包括一个或多个分隔器组件，其可以被降低到操作位置以限制在床中携带的较小货物的运动。 分隔器组件也可以移动到升高位置，从而允许在需要时使用货物区域的全部容积。 多个可移动的筛网被结合在分隔器组件中，即使在分隔器组件处于其降低位置时也允许容纳很长的货物。 枢轴组件还可以根据需要沿着设置在货物床的相对侧壁上的一对支撑轨道移动和定位，以更好地约束各种形状和尺寸的物品。

公开(公告)号：US07198184B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-03

申请号：US10367457

申请日：2003-02-14

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Gordon E. Michie

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Gordon E. Michie

IPC分类号： B60R9/04

CPC分类号： B60R9/045

摘要： A vehicle article carrier having a cross bar which makes use of a pair of end supports for securing the cross bar to a pair of side rails. Each of the end supports includes an actuating member which is pivotally mounted to a housing of its associated end support. An inverted V-shaped biasing member is disposed within the housing and its outermost ends are captured within a first recess in the housing and a second recess formed in an internal wall of the actuating member. An over center action is employed to assist in biasing the actuating member into its unlocked and locked positions. The actuating member includes a locking post portion for engaging with one of a plurality of apertures formed along the length of its associated side rail. The end support can be constructed with a reduced number of independent component parts, thereby simplifying its construction and reducing its overall cost.

摘要翻译： 一种具有横杆的车辆用品承载件，其使用一对端部支撑件将横杆固定到一对侧轨。 每个端部支撑件包括可枢转地安装到其相关联的端部支撑件的壳体的致动构件。 倒置的V形偏置构件设置在壳体内，并且其最外端被捕获在壳体中的第一凹部内，并且第二凹部形成在致动构件的内壁中。 采用过中心动作以帮助将致动构件偏置到其解锁和锁定位置。 致动构件包括用于与沿其相关联的侧轨的长度形成的多个孔中的一个孔接合的锁定柱部分。 端部支撑件可以由少量的独立部件构成，从而简化其结构并降低其整体成本。

公开(公告)号：US06715652B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-06

申请号：US10137696

申请日：2002-05-02

申请人： Gerard J. Kmita ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Milton J. Antonick

发明人： Gerard J. Kmita ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Milton J. Antonick

IPC分类号： B60R900

CPC分类号： B60R9/042 ,  B60R9/045 ,  B60R9/06

摘要： An article carrier adapted to hold cargo and other articles adjacent a liftgate of a vehicle such as a sport utility vehicle, a station wagon, or minivan. The article carrier includes a pair of supports which are fixedly secured to the roof of the vehicle. A cargo supporting structure having a pair of upper coupling links is pivotally and releasably coupled to the supports. The cargo supporting structure includes a pair of main support members which each include a pair of pivot assemblies. The cargo supporting structure is detachably and pivotally secured to a pair of anchor assemblies attached to the liftgate of the vehicle or the bumper of the vehicle. The three pivot points along each side of the cargo supporting structure enable it to be pivoted with the liftgate when the liftgate is lifted and closed such that the article carrier does not interfere with operation of the liftgate. The entire article carrier can be quickly and easily detached from the vehicle for storage when it is not needed.

摘要翻译： 适用于将货物和其他物品保持在诸如运动型多功能车，货车或小型货车的车辆的升降门附近的物品载体。 物品托架包括固定地固定在车辆顶部上的一对支撑件。 具有一对上连接连杆的货物支撑结构枢转地和可释放地联接到支撑件。 货物支撑结构包括一对主支撑构件，每个主支撑构件包括一对枢转组件。 货物支撑结构可拆卸地和枢转地固定到附接到车辆的升降门或车辆的保险杠的一对锚固组件。 当货物支撑结构的每一侧上的三个枢轴点使其能够在提升门被提升和关闭时与提升门枢转，使得物品承载件不干扰升降门的操作。 当不需要时，整个物品载体可以快速和容易地从车辆上分离以进行存储。

公开(公告)号：US06467663B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-22

申请号：US09698755

申请日：2000-10-27

申请人： Gerard J. Kmita ,  Brett J. Borella ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas

发明人： Gerard J. Kmita ,  Brett J. Borella ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas

IPC分类号： B60R900

CPC分类号： B60R9/00

摘要： A cargo supporting apparatus adapted to be used within a bed of a pickup truck. The apparatus includes a frame which is pivotally mounted to a longitudinal sidewall of the bed such that it can be moved between a stowed position and an operative position. In the operative position the frame extends generally horizontally from the sidewall of the bed. A pivot assembly is used to support the frame in its operative position. A locking assembly is operatively associated with the pivot assembly for holding the frame in its operative position. The locking assembly also includes a user actuatable lever. The actuatable lever can be used to unlock the locking mechanism such that the frame can be pivoted from its operative position into its stowed position. The frame includes a plurality of openings which each have a cargo carrying element such as a net or flexible bag. Articles such as grocery bags or other small items of cargo can be placed in the net or bag such that they will be held stationary while the vehicle is in use.

摘要翻译： 一种适于在皮卡车床内使用的货物支撑装置。 该装置包括可枢转地安装到床的纵向侧壁的框架，使得其可以在收起位置和操作位置之间移动。 在操作位置，框架大致水平地从床的侧壁延伸。 枢轴组件用于将框架支撑在其工作位置。 锁定组件可操作地与枢轴组件相关联，用于将框架保持在其操作位置。 锁定组件还包括用户可致动的杆。 可致动杠杆可用于解锁锁定机构，使得框架能够从其操作位置枢转到其收起位置。 框架包括多个开口，每个开口具有诸如网或柔性袋的货物承载元件。 诸如杂货袋或其他小物品的物品可以放置在网或袋中，使得它们将在车辆使用时保持静止。

公开(公告)号：US6070774A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-06

申请号：US65844

申请日：1998-04-22

申请人： Artur K. Rak ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald R. Potter

发明人： Artur K. Rak ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald R. Potter

IPC分类号： B60R9/048 ,  B60R9/045 ,  B60R9/00

CPC分类号： B60R9/045 ,  B60R9/058

摘要： A vehicle article carrier having a pair of bracket members which are disposed on a pair of slats, and where each bracket member includes a rotatable actuating member incorporating a camming mechanism for allowing each bracket member to be quickly and easily placed in locked and unlocked positions relative to its associated slat. Each bracket member includes a camming member which is threadably engaged with a threaded shaft of the actuating member. A locking member is also operably engaged with the camming member and is moved between locked and unlocked positions by movement of the camming member when an operator rotates the actuating member. The apparatus incorporates a limited number of independent component parts and the majority of the component parts are disposed within a housing of the bracket member so as not to be exposed to rain, ice, snow, etc. The bracket members therefore are able to be quickly and easily locked and unlocked relative to their respective slats to allow a cross bar secured to the bracket members to be quickly and easily repositioned along the slats. In an alternative preferred embodiment the actuating member incorporates a torque limiting mechanism which prevents an excessive tightening force from being applied by a user to the actuating member, which excessive tightening force could damage internal components of the bracket member and/or the slat.

摘要翻译： 一种车辆用品托架，具有一对托架构件，该托架构件设置在一对板条上，并且每个支架构件包括可旋转的致动构件，其包括用于允许每个托架构件快速且容易地处于锁定和解锁位置的凸轮机构 到其相关的板条。 每个支架构件包括与致动构件的螺纹轴螺纹接合的凸轮构件。 锁定构件也可操作地与凸轮构件接合，并且当操作者旋转致动构件时，通过凸轮构件的运动在锁定位置和解锁位置之间移动。 该装置包含有限数量的独立部件，并且大部分部件被布置在支架构件的壳体内，以免暴露于雨，冰，雪等。因此，支架构件能够快速地 并且相对于其各自的板条容易地锁定和解锁，以允许固定到支架构件上的横杆沿着板条快速且容易地重新定位。 在替代的优选实施例中，致动构件包括扭矩限制机构，其防止使用者施加过大的紧固力到致动构件，该过度的紧固力可能损坏支架构件和/或板条的内部部件。

公开(公告)号：US6056176A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-02

申请号：US328572

申请日：1999-06-09

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald R. Potter

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald R. Potter

IPC分类号： B60R9/048 ,  B60R9/045 ,  B60R9/05 ,  B60R9/058 ,  B60R9/04

CPC分类号： B60R9/045 ,  B60R9/05

摘要： A vehicle article carrier including a cross bar having a pair of bracket assemblies at each end, where each bracket assembly includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw which may be cooperatively clamped around a side rail of the article carrier system. The fixed jaw incorporates a keyed recess and the movable jaw incorporates a key. The construction of the keyed recess and the key enable the movable jaw to be pre-positioned so as to not interfere with placement of the cross bar onto the side rails during assembly. Clamping of each bracket assembly to its associated side rail is accomplished simply by turning a threaded fastener engaged with both jaw portions. The movable jaw is rotated automatically into alignment with the fixed jaw and its associated side rail. Further tightening of the fastening member automatically draws the movable jaw into clamping engagement with its associated side rail. The construction of the bracket assembly allows the cross bar to be secured much more quickly and easily to the side rails.

摘要翻译： 一种车辆用品托架，其包括横杆，每个端部具有一对支架组件，其中每个支架组件包括固定夹爪和可移动夹爪，所述可动夹爪可围绕物品承载器系统的侧轨配合夹紧。 固定夹具包括一个带键槽，活动夹具包含钥匙。 锁定凹槽和键的构造使得活动夹爪能够被预先定位，以便在组装期间不会妨碍横杆在侧轨上的放置。 通过转动与两个钳口部分啮合的螺纹紧固件，简单地实现每个支架组件到其相关联的侧轨的夹紧。 可移动夹爪自动旋转与固定夹爪及其相关的侧轨对准。 紧固构件的进一步紧固自动地将可动夹爪拉入与其相关联的侧轨紧固接合。 支架组件的构造允许十字杆被更加快速且容易地固定到侧轨上。

公开(公告)号：US09150160B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US13592808

申请日：2012-08-23

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Noel v. Ranka

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Noel v. Ranka

IPC分类号： B60R9/045 ,  B60R9/052 ,  B60R9/058

CPC分类号： B60R9/052 ,  B60R9/045 ,  B60R9/058

摘要： A vehicle article may have cross bars that may be nestably secured together on a trunk lid of a vehicle when not in use, and yet quickly and easily attached to elements mounted in roof ditches on the roof of the vehicle when needed for use. In another embodiment the vehicle article carrier includes a pair of pivotally secured support rails that are supported from frame or body structure of the vehicle below and adjacent the rear bumper of the vehicle. The support rails may be pivoted into stowed positions when not needed to hide them from view, and then quickly and easily pivoted out when needed for use. Attachments such as a cargo box or a bicycle carrier may be easily secured to the support rails.

摘要翻译： 车辆用品可以具有可以在不使用时可交替地固定在车辆的行李箱盖上的横杆，并且当需要使用时，可以快速且容易地附接到安装在车辆屋顶上的元件上。 在另一个实施例中，车辆物品托架包括一对可枢转地固定的支撑轨道，该支撑轨道从车辆的框架或车身结构被支撑在车辆的后保险杠下方并与其相邻。 当不需要将支撑轨道枢转到收起位置时，将其从视野中隐藏起来，然后在需要时快速且容易地枢转出来。 诸如货箱或自行车托架的附件可以容易地固定到支撑轨道。

公开(公告)号：US08985414B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-24

申请号：US13076838

申请日：2011-03-31

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

IPC分类号： B60R9/04 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  B60R3/00 ,  B60R19/50

CPC分类号： B60R9/04 ,  B60Q1/2611 ,  B60Q1/2661 ,  B60Q1/2696 ,  B60R3/002 ,  B60R19/50

摘要： A vehicle article carrier system for use on an outer body surface of a vehicle, where the system may make use of a light emitting diode (LED) and a pair of support rails assemblies secured parallel to one another along a major longitudinal axis of the vehicle. At least one of the support rail assemblies may have a light pipe in optical communication with the LED. The light pipe may operate to radiate light generated by the LED outwardly from the support rail assembly along the length of the light pipe to thus illuminate a portion of the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在车辆的外体表面上使用的车辆物品载体系统，其中所述系统可以使用发光二极管（LED）和沿着所述车辆的主纵向轴线彼此平行地固定的一对支撑轨组件 。 支撑轨道组件中的至少一个可以具有与LED光学连通的光管。 光管可以操作以沿着光管的长度从支撑轨组件向外辐射由LED产生的光，从而照亮车辆的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US08528799B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-10

申请号：US13024104

申请日：2011-02-09

申请人： Gordon Michie ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  John Michael Heuchert ,  Eric Weber ,  Michael R. Makin ,  Gerald J. Drumm

发明人： Gordon Michie ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  John Michael Heuchert ,  Eric Weber ,  Michael R. Makin ,  Gerald J. Drumm

IPC分类号： B60R9/045

CPC分类号： B60R9/048 ,  B60R9/052 ,  B60R9/058 ,  F16B5/0208

摘要： A vehicle article carrier system for use on an outer body roof surface of a vehicle to removably support articles above the outer body roof surface. The system may use a pair of support rails secured to the outer body surface generally parallel to one another. The system may also include at least one cross bar having a pair of end supports. Each support rail may include a decorative cover and metallic support element, with the decorative cover being positioned over the metallic support element, and secured thereto, to at least substantially cover the metallic support element. The metallic support element may include at least one aperture at each opposing longitudinal end thereof that allows the support rail to be secured to the outer body roof surface at only its opposing longitudinal ends, and to use pre-existing fastening elements mounted in the outer body roof surface as attachment points for the support rails.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在车身的外部车顶表面上使用以在外部车体顶部表面上方可移动地支撑物品的车辆物品承载器系统。 系统可以使用一对固定到外体表面上的大致平行的支撑轨道。 该系统还可以包括具有一对端部支撑件的至少一个横杆。 每个支撑轨道可以包括装饰盖和金属支撑元件，其中装饰盖定位在金属支撑元件上方并且固定到其上，以至少基本上覆盖金属支撑元件。 金属支撑元件可以在其每个相对的纵向端部处包括至少一个孔，其允许支撑轨道仅在其相对的纵向端部处固定到外部车顶表面，并且使用安装在外部主体中的预先存在的紧固元件 屋顶表面作为支撑轨道的连接点。