Patent 10486618 was granted and assigned to Manufacturing Resources International (Mri) on November, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A cross bar for mounting a vehicle topper to a roof of a vehicle has a center section with a substantially rectangular cross section. Tapered sections are attached at a proximal end to each side of the center section. Outer plates are located on the distal end of each respective tapered section. The tapered sections increase in cross sectional area from their distal end to their proximal end.