KR880000270A - Load-bearing slats for surface mount car racks - Google Patents

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Load-bearing slats for surface mount car racks

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1 is a front perspective view of one of the load-bearing slats embodying the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

Claims (12)

An elongated channel member mounted on the vehicle surface, the channel member having a pair of sidewalls forming an upper opening; An elongated friction material mounted to said top opening of said channel member; And Means for holding the friction material fixedly in the upper opening to prevent vertical movement of the friction material with respect to the upper opening of the channel member; Load-bearing slats for surface mount car carriers. 2. The slat of claim 1, wherein said side walls comprise holding shoulders disposed inwardly from said sides. 3. A slat according to claim 2, wherein said retaining shoulders of said side walls are formed with a downwardly dependent portion disposed inwardly from said wall and a flange portion extending horizontally inwardly from said downwardly dependent portion. 4. The slat of claim 3, wherein said retaining shoulders are integrally formed with each side wall, and said downwardly dependent portion and said inwardly extending flange form an extension of said side wall. The slat of claim 2, wherein the friction material comprises opposed horizontal grooves extending substantially the length of the friction material, the grooves having a substantially rectangular cross section. 6. A slat according to claim 5, wherein said retaining means are comprised of said retaining shoulders of said channel member which engage with said opposing grooves of said friction material, said horizontal flange portions extending into said grooves of said friction material. 3. The frictional material of claim 2 wherein said friction material comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion having a tapered cross section such that said friction material is easily inserted into said channel member, said upper portion forming a load-bearing surface of said slat. A slat extending over said channel member. The slat according to claim 1, wherein the vertical length of the channel member is larger than the horizontal length of the channel member. An elongated channel member mounted on the vehicle surface, the channel member having a pair of sidewalls forming an upper opening, and holding members formed integrally with the sidewalls and disposed therein and substantially perpendicular to the vehicle surface; An elongated friction material having a lower upper portion and vertical sidewalls extending therebetween, the friction material comprising opposing horizontal grooves mounted in the upper opening of the channel member and formed in the side walls of the friction material; And Means for holding the friction material fixedly in the upper opening to prevent the friction material from moving vertically with respect to the upper opening of the channel member, wherein the retaining shoulders of the channel member engage in the opposing grooves of the friction material. Means of becoming; Load-bearing slats for surface mount car racks. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the retaining shoulders of the side wall are formed from a downwardly dependent portion disposed inwardly from the walls and a flange portion extending horizontally inwardly from the downwardly dependent portion, wherein the flange portion is the downwardly dependent portion. Slats extending at right angles to. 12. The slat of claim 10, wherein said flange portion of said side walls extends into said groove of said friction material so as to securely restrain said friction material. 12. The slat of claim 11, wherein said downwardly dependent portions and said inwardly extending flanges form an extension of said sidewalls of said channel member. ※ Note: The disclosure is based on the initial application.