Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“In various situations, it is desirable to releasably secur e an object of interest, interchangeably referred toherein as a payload, to a s ecured-to object. The secured-to object may be stationary, non-stationary, orev en another object.“For example, a cargo carrier is an example of a payload. Cargo carriers, also k nown as roof boxes,ski boxes or racks, cargo boxes, roof top boxes, car toppers , bike racks, surfboard racks, or the like, areportable storage containers or d evices that can be secured to the top of an automobile or other vehicleon an as -needed basis. Such cargo carriers may be secured to structural elements, such a s mountingbrackets, roof racks, side rails, crossbars, or the like on the vehic le. These structural elements are typicallyintegrated components that are perma nently secured to the roof of the vehicle.
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