6 Vehicle carrier products primarily made of metal, namely, vehicle article carrier slats, metal clamping mechanisms, namely, clamps, clamping brackets, channels, elbows, bushings and mounting hardware adapted for use with a cross bar of a vehicle article carrier, metal end caps for use with the slats, and metal cross bars for a vehicle article carrier; metal load supporting cross members adapted to be used in connection with pickup truck beds; metal brackets for permanently mounting vehicle article carrier components to a vehicle roof or rear deck area of a vehicle