Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached cycle
Patent
1995-03-28
1997-10-07
Walczak, David J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached cycle
224419, 224447, B62J 700
Patent
active
056738331
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
DESCRIPTION
The invention relates to a holding device for bags on bicycles, motorcycles and the like, with the characteristics of the generic part of claim 1.
Such a holding device--where attached to the bag is at least one fastening clip which is arranged in a closable manner around a bar of a carrier rack or the handle-bar or another strut of the bicycle, motorcycle or the like, and which is detachable from the rod of a carrier rack or the handle-bar against the force of a spring--is known, for example, from DE 39 27 086 A1. A disadvantage is that the attachment and detachment of the bag usually requires the additional operation of springs by hand, and that the position of the centre of gravity of the bag is unfavourable because of the way in which the mounting of the holding device is arranged.
It is therefore the objective of the present invention to create a device for holding bags on bicycles, motorcycles or the like, which can be simply pushed onto the rod of a carrier rack, the handle-bar or another strut and removed again, and which allows the selection of a favourable centre of gravity for the bag, so that when pack bags are fastened, they protrude only slightly beyond the carrier rack support, which is also an advantage for accommodating additional packs.
This objective is achieved by means of the characterizing part of claim 1. The other claims include further developments and advantageous embodiments of the invention.
According to the invention, the fastening clip for a bag of the type described above--on the side of the clip facing away from the bag--grips the rod or handle-bar or strut with a retaining hook and is provided with a snap-on hook which is rotatably mounted against the force of a spring about an axle or about one or two axle stubs, and which under the effect of the spring force grips around the rod or handle-bar from below and from the side of the bag. The snap-on hook, on its side facing the bag, is connected with a strap, a carrying handle or the like. By pulling the strap, carrying handle or the like, a force is exercised on the spring, and the snap-on hook is moved about the axle or axle stub(s) at the fastening clip, so that it releases the rod or handle-bar. Because the snap-on hook, closes from the outside, it is possible to attach the holding device also to so-called low-rider bicycles, thus facilitating their practically universal use.
The spring can be a leg spring or an elastic element or the like, and it is supported on one side by the fastening clip and on the other side by the snap-on hook.
It is an advantage when the snap-on hook on it underside is provided with a taper whose direction is such that in closed state a force acting on the taper from below, e.g. when it is set onto a rod, handle-bar or another strut, turns the snap-on hook back against the force of the spring.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fastening clip, on its side facing away from the rod, the handle-bar or the strut, turns into two legs (arranged at a distance from each other) between which the snap-on hook is rotatable mounted.
The strap or a flap or the like of the carrying handle is preferably fastened in a slot in the snap-on hook by means of a self-tapping plastic screw.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fastening clip on its side facing the bag is extended by a retaining part, and the bag is provided with a retaining rail running parallel to the rod, handle-bar or strut, with a recess, such as an oblong hole, in which the retaining part is fastened.
This can be accomplished in such a way that the retaining part is provided with a hole, and that fastening to the retaining rail is done by means of a screw which protrudes through the hole into the recess in the rail where it is bolted to a nut.
Advantageously the rail consists of a roughly semi-circular hollow profile whose open side faces the bag, and which has interior reinforcing ribs, and the nut with angled flange parts grips behind the reinforcing ribs.
According to a preferred embodimen
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