公开(公告)号：US11179830B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16334532

申请日：2017-09-21

申请人： HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.

发明人： Matthew O. Weller ,  Brian Wayne Ward

IPC分类号： B25B13/48 ,  B25B23/10 ,  B25B15/00 ,  B60R9/04

摘要： An adapter assembly configured to install a roof rack accessory to a vehicle is provided. The roof rack accessory may include a vehicle attachment assembly having a fastener and a locking mechanism. In particular, the adapter assembly may comprise a wrench, an adapter, and a driving sleeve. The adapter engaging with the wrench includes an adapter body that includes first and second engagement portions and a driving post that engages the fastener of the vehicle attachment assembly. The driving sleeve may be engageable with the adapter, wherein the locking mechanism of the vehicle attachment assembly is engaged with the driving sleeve while the fastener of the vehicle attachment assembly is engaged with the adapter.

公开(公告)号：US20190016183A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US16035151

申请日：2018-07-13

申请人： HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.

发明人： Mark Scruggs ,  Jacob Belinky ,  David J. Brodie ,  Stephen Gerald Sieczka ,  Brian Wayne Ward

IPC分类号： B60D1/145

摘要： A hitch receiver assembly may include a body and a hitch receiving portion comprising an opening and extending from the body. The hitch receiver assembly may also include a crossbar receiving portion extending from the body opposite the hitch receiving portion, where the crossbar receiving portion comprises opposed crossbar receiving openings, each of the crossbar receiving openings having a non-linear attachment profile.