Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Patent
1993-02-19
1998-10-27
Sholl, Linda J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
224314, 224321, 224924, B60R 910
Patent
active
058267670
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle carrier is adapted to be mounted on the rear of a vehicle. The carrier comprises first and second mounting members and a pair of horizontally spaced bicycle supporting arms connected to the mounting members. The mounting members are pivotably connected for relative rotation about a horizontal pivot axis between a plurality of adjusted positions. The carrier includes indicia corresponding to each of the adjusted positions of the mounting members, so that a user can quickly return the carrier to the same adjusted position. The supporting arms carry cradles formed of an elastic material for receiving a bicycle. Each cradle includes a curved supporting surface for receiving a bar of the bicycle frame, and an integral strap which can be extended over the bar to retain the bar within the cradle. An anti-sway bar hangs downwardly from at least one of the supporting arms for resisting swinging movement of a bicycle.
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patent: 4681247 (1987-07-01), Prosen
patent: 4770329 (1988-09-01), Kamaya
patent: 5053700 (1991-10-01), Blackburn et al.
patent: 5118020 (1992-06-01), Piretti
Chimenti Thomas A.
Ng Daniel K.
Raaber Raymond R.
Industri AB Thule
Sholl Linda J.
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