US Patent 9346409 Foldable roof rack assembly for kayaks and the like

There is provided a foldable roof rack assembly. The roof rack assembly includes a mounting assembly connectable to a roof of a vehicle. The roof rack assembly includes a foldable arm having a pair of pivotable rigid portions one of which pivotally connects to the mounting assembly. The foldable arm is moveable from a folded position, in which the portions of the arm are folded together laterally along the roof, to an unfolded position in which the portions of the arm extend outward for receiving and at least partially extending around an object.