Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – For rim – tire – or wheel
Patent
1982-04-05
1984-04-17
Pollard, Steven M.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
For rim, tire, or wheel
224321, 224324, 211 20, 211 22, B60P 306
Patent
active
044429614
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle load carrying device including a primary load carrying structure for carrying general type loads such as luggage and the like, above a vehicle surface, such as a hood or roof, and a bicycle carrier which can be removably assembled with the primay load carrying structure to facilitate the transport of bicycles in an upright position above said surface. The primary load carrying structure includes a set of laterally spaced longitudinal rails and a pair of transverse utility bar assemblies which are longitudinally positionable along and removably securable to a pair of the rails for supporting loads. The bicycle carrier includes a brace member which is removably assembled between one utility bar assembly and the frame of a bicycle to secure the bicycle against lateral movement relative to said surface, and a wheel fixing structure which receives the bicycle wheels, locates them in planar alignment, and secures the wheels and the bicycle against longitudinal movement.
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