Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – For rim – tire – or wheel
Patent
1991-03-15
1993-03-02
Sholl, Linda J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
For rim, tire, or wheel
224 4245R, 224 4244, 224 4201, B60R 900
Patent
active
051901951
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle rack adapted to be detachably mounted to a passenger vehicle via a standard trailer hitch with the bicycle rack having a vertical support pivotally connected at one end to a base assembly with an upper crossbar assembly pivotally connected to the other end via a removable and reversible crossbar bracket on which a clamp arm is removably mounted. A pull pin releasably locks the vertical tube in an upright position to the base assembly and another pull pin locks the upper crossbar assembly in a horizontal position to the vertical support. Spacers may be removably inserted in downwardly depending flanges of the base assembly to mount it to a relatively narrow trailer hitch.
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Reese Bike Hitch Advertisement.
Fullhart Richard L.
Garatoni Steven L.
Hoopes, Jr. Philip K.
Troyer David J.
Redman Leon E.
Reese Products
Sholl Linda J.
Sutherland Malcolm L.
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