Granted Patent B2

US 12,447,903 · App. 17/966,170 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Inventors: Colin Schwecke (Westleigh, AU); Aakash Patel (Marsden Park, AU); Timothy Follan (Warragamba, AU)

Assignee: Rhino Rack Australia Pty Limited

B60R9/058F16B2/10B60R2011/004

Abstract

Claims (9)

1. An article carrier mounting leg, comprising:

a leg frame having an inclined surface, an upper end configured to receive a mounting portion of an article carrier thereupon, and a lower end configured to rest against a leg mounting point;

an article carrier mounting element configured to engage with the mounting portion of the article carrier;

a threaded receiver comprising a sliding body and a threaded aperture; and

a threaded tightening mechanism in engagement with the threaded aperture of the threaded receiver, wherein:

the threaded tightening mechanism is arranged such that rotating the threaded tightening mechanism urges the threaded receiver to move therealong in a first direction, while contra-rotation urges the threaded receiver to move therealong in an opposing second direction;

the article carrier mounting element comprises an engaging portion that engages with the mounting portion of the article carrier;

an outer clamp jaw comprising a pivoting portion having a curved flange, the clamp jaw being movably connected to and outwardly extending from an outer clamp mounting point within the leg frame; and

the engaging portion is mechanically connected to the sliding body of the threaded receiver, the sliding body acts as a wedge between the inclined surface and the curved flange of the outer clamp jaw such that movement of the threaded receiver in the first direction pulls the article carrier mounting portion against the upper end of the leg frame.

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