The present invention provides apparatus, devices, methods, and configurations to carry and assist the loading and unloading of heavy loads or loads having irregular or elongated shapes such as ladders, lumber, personal recreation equipment including but not limited to surfboards, paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, skis, snowboards, bicycles, and other items to reduce effort and impediments to loading a vehicle's roof rack and to allow full utilization of the vehicle's receiver. The device can pivot into either the loading and unloading position or the transport position when a pin is removed from the device at a pivot point in its vertical member. The device is mounted to a hitch receiver extension which is secured to the vehicle's hitch receiver. The hitch receiver extension allows the vehicle to transport another apparatus such as a trailer or bike rack mounted to the hitch receiver extension.

An assembly for mounting a platform to a vehicle rooftop is disclosed. The assembly includes a rail mounted on a bottom side of the platform, having a linear track. A clamp assembly is slidably mounted in the linear track, and is configured to grip a crossbar. The clamp assembly includes a fixation device configured to stop movement of the clamp assembly in a selected position along the track.

A vehicle roof rack system is disclosed, such as a laterally extensible rail-type rack for connection to the roof or top of a vehicle. The rack rails may extend laterally and at the same time, through or over their range of extension, come down to a more accessible or lower height with respect to the ground upon which the user is standing or located with respect to the vehicle when using the rack to load or unload cargo.

Disclosed is a roof rack for a vehicle having: roof attachment means; a cargo frame adapted to releasably engage with cargo; means to enable the cargo frame to be moved between a substantially horizontal position above the roof of a vehicle and a substantially vertical position behind the vehicle; and means to control the rate of descent or ascent of the cargo frame;
the roof rack adapted such that in use the roof rack is attached to the roof of a vehicle via the roof attachment means and wherein a user standing behind the vehicle is able to pull the cargo frame or attached cargo towards himself such that the cargo frame and attached cargo controllably moves from a substantially horizontal position above the roof of the vehicle to a substantially vertical position behind the vehicle so that the user can load and/or unload the cargo and once this is done the user can push the cargo frame or attached cargo such that the frame controllably moves from a substantially vertical position behind the vehicle to a substantially horizontal position above the roof of the vehicle.

Disclosed is a roof rack for a vehicle having: roof attachment means; a cargo frame adapted to releasably engage with cargo; means to enable the cargo frame to be moved between a substantially horizontal position above the roof of a vehicle and a substantially vertical position behind the vehicle; and means to control the rate of descent or ascent of the cargo frame;
the roof rack adapted such that in use the roof rack is attached to the roof of a vehicle via the roof attachment means and wherein a user standing behind the vehicle is able to pull the cargo frame or attached cargo towards himself such that the cargo frame and attached cargo controllably moves from a substantially horizontal position above the roof of the vehicle to a substantially vertical position behind the vehicle so that the user can load and/or unload the cargo and once this is done the user can push the cargo frame or attached cargo such that the frame controllably moves from a substantially vertical position behind the vehicle to a substantially horizontal position above the roof of the vehicle.

In order to create a movable roof rack for motor vehicles, wherein the roof rack has a support device for receiving a load, in particular for receiving a roof box, and wherein the support device is movable between a travel position and a loading position, at least one profiled support section (115, 116, 215, 216) is provided in order to move the support device between the travel position and the loading position, and the at least one profiled support section (115, 116, 215, 216) is arranged on a vehicle pillar (101, 102, 201, 202) of a motor vehicle and is designed to support the support device.

In order to create a movable roof rack for motor vehicles, wherein the roof rack has a support device for receiving a load, in particular for receiving a roof box, and wherein the support device is movable between a travel position and a loading position, at least one profiled support section (115, 116, 215, 216) is provided in order to move the support device between the travel position and the loading position, and the at least one profiled support section (115, 116, 215, 216) is arranged on a vehicle pillar (101, 102, 201, 202) of a motor vehicle and is designed to support the support device.

A cargo carrier for the roof top of a vehicle includes a housing, a center module, and an end module, and the center and end modules have a retracted position within the housing. The end module extends away from the center module to expand the cargo carrier in a partially expanded position, while the center module also extends away from the housing, and along with the previously extended end module, forms a fully expanded position of the cargo carrier. A telescoping assembly along with telescoping rails which coordinate to operate simultaneously to move the center module and the end module into the retracted position within the housing, as well as into the partially expanded position, and the fully expanded position outside of the housing.

A cargo carrier for the roof top of a vehicle includes a housing, a center module, and an end module, and the center and end modules have a retracted position within the housing. The end module extends away from the center module to expand the cargo carrier in a partially expanded position, while the center module also extends away from the housing, and along with the previously extended end module, forms a fully expanded position of the cargo carrier. A telescoping assembly along with telescoping rails which coordinate to operate simultaneously to move the center module and the end module into the retracted position within the housing, as well as into the partially expanded position, and the fully expanded position outside of the housing.

A ladder cage is provided. The ladder cage includes opposite first and second sidewalls each extending parallel to a longitudinal axis. Spaced apart brackets are coupled to one of the sidewalls. Spaced apart rollers extend between the sidewalls. The rollers are each rotatable relative to the sidewalls along a rotation axis that extends transverse to the longitudinal axis. The rollers and inner surfaces of the brackets and the sidewalls define a housing configured for disposal of a ladder.