A vehicle article carrier system is disclosed for supporting articles above an outer body surface of a vehicle. In one embodiment the system forms a swing-in-place style system with front and rear cross bar assemblies that can each be swung pivotally at on...

The vehicle article carrier for use with the vehicle having a rear liftgate. The vehicle article carrier includes a pair of side rails (706) secured to a roof (702) of the vehicle. A cargo supporting structure (720) and a stowage bin (712) are pivotally co...

A clamp (14) for use with a cross bar (12) of an existing vehicle article carrier to allow accessory vehicle article carrier components to be secured to the cross bar (12). The clamp (14) includes a base portion (16) and a clamp element (14) hingedly coupl...

A vehicle article carrier system (10) having an elongated siderail (16) which can be configured in a first configuration as a slat of the system or in a second configuration as a siderail of the system. The elongated support rail requires no modification b...

A vehicle article carrier apparatus having a pair of elongated support rails (16) which are used to support a pair of bracket assemblies of a cross bar thereon. Each of the support rails (16) form a channel and include a pair of flanges which extend inward...

An adaptor (30) for securing a slat (16) of a vehicle article carrier to an outer body surface of a vehicle without the need for drilling holes through the outer body surface. The adaptor (30) comprises a main body (32) portion having a channel (34) formed...

A vehicle article carrier apparatus (10) includes a pair of side rails (14) which are adapted to be fixedly secured to a roof portion (12a) of a vehicle (12). A pair of articulating mechanisms (18) allow a cargo supporting structure (20) coupled thereto to...

A bicycle carrier apparatus for carrying a bicycle in an upright orientation within a cargo area of a vehicle such as a minivan, sport utility vehicle or pickup truck. The apparatus includes a generally U-shaped or V-shaped, elongated lower rail (18) which...