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App. No. 12/113,830

RETRACTABLE ROOF LUGGAGE RACK

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Patent No.
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App. No.
12/113,830
Abstract

A roof is provided with support elements of a roof load carrier that can swivel into a roof channel. The roof load carrier is used by swiveling the support elements out of the roof channel into a position projecting over the outer skin of the roof. The free ends of the support elements exhibit receiving means for attachment to a transverse carrier of the roof load carrier. When the roof load carrier is not in use, only the transverse carriers are disassembled and taken along in a corresponding hold in the motor vehicle.

Claims (13)

1 . A roof for a motor vehicle, comprising:

an outer roof skin; and

a plurality of support elements for a roof load carrier,

wherein the plurality of support elements can be moved from a position retracted in the roof arranged under a roofline of the roof generated by the outer roof skin into a position that projects over the outer roof skin.

2 . The roof according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support elements can telescope into vertical columns of the roof.

3 . The roof according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support elements are hinged in the roof.

4 . The roof according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support elements can be swiveled in along a roof channel pointing along a traveling direction of the motor vehicle.

5 . The roof according to claim 1 , wherein the roof exhibits a panel flush with the outer roof skin when retracted in the roof.

6 . The roof according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support elements exhibit a panel flush with the outer roof skin when retracted in the roof.

7 . The roof according to claim 1 , wherein free ends of the plurality of support elements standing away from the outer roof skin in a deployed position exhibit receiving means for connecting with a transverse carrier of the roof load carrier arranged transverse to a traveling direction of the motor vehicle.

8 . The roof according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of support elements are joined with a transverse carrier is retracted in the roof with the plurality of support elements in a retracted position.

9 . The roof according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support elements can be driven by an actuator, and a control element can be used to control the actuator.

10 . The roof according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support elements have latching elements to hold them in a deployed position.

Assignments (12)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2011
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 025781/0211 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 025324/0475 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2010
From: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025315/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025245/0780 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 28, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
Reel/Frame 023162/0187 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 27, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 023156/0215 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2009
From: CITICORP USA, INC. AS AGENT FOR BANK PRIORITY SECURED PARTIES; CITICORP USA, INC. AS AGENT FOR HEDGE PRIORITY SECURED PARTIES
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023155/0880 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2009
From: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023124/0670 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 16, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: CITICORP USA, INC. AS AGENT FOR BANK PRIORITY SECURED PARTIES; CITICORP USA, INC. AS AGENT FOR HEDGE PRIORITY SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 022554/0479 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 022201/0448 →
CORRECTION TO THE ASSIGNMENT RECORDATION COVER SHEET TO CORRECT THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN THE ASSIGNEE NAME RECORDED AT REEL: 021248 AND FRAME 0676 Recorded Jan 8, 2009
From: DONICKE, DANIEL
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022079/0470 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2008
From: DONICKE, DANIEL
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 021248/0676 →