Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-14
2010-10-05
Larson, Justin M (Department: 3782)
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
C224S512000, C224S547000, C224S924000, C248S222510, C248S223310
Reexamination Certificate
active
07806308
ABSTRACT:
A quick connection and release assembly for releasably mounting a bicycle rack on the bumper of a motor vehicle. The assembly includes a bumper plate structure adapted to be fixedly secured to the bumper by fasteners and defining at least one tongue extending upwardly from an upper edge thereof and a bicycle rack plate structure adapted to be fixedly secured to a rear face of the bike rack base plate by fasteners and including an aperture proximate an upper edge thereof sized to receive the tongue and retractable pins proximate lower side edges thereof for positioning behind a lower edge portion of the bumper plate structure.
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Larson Justin M
Midwest Bus Corporation
Young & Basile
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