Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
Patent
1983-05-18
1984-07-24
Pollard, Steven M.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier associated with vehicle roof or trunk lid
224 4203B, 224 4208, 224 4244, 224314, B60R 906
Patent
active
044614136
ABSTRACT:
A carrier, e.g., a bicycle carrier, for use with vehicles is described. The carrier, in its bicycle-supporting position, comprises an upright, bicycle-supporting frame which is connected at its lower end to a rearward end of a base frame. The latter extends horizontally across, and is supported on, a rear edge of a trunk and is connected at its forward end to anchoring posts which, in turn, are connected to an inner surface of the trunk (including the trunk lid). Preferably, the referenced carrier components are pivotally connected to each other so that the carrier can be retracted into the trunk either into a folded position or extended along the undersurface of the trunk lid. A modified lock system is provided to normally lock the trunk lid when the carrier is stored within the trunk and to lock the lid against the base frame when the carrier is in its bicycle-supporting position. Preferably, adjustable straps are used to interconnect the top of the bicycle-supporting frame and the forward edge of a trunk lid so that the frame can be raised and lowered incrementally by appropriate adjustment of the straps. Such movement of the bicycle-supporting frame permits the upper end of the latter to be lowered to engage a bicycle and, with bicycle attached, to be rotated upward into its bicycle-supporting position, thereby eliminating the need to physically lift a bicycle up and onto the carrier.
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Pollard Steven M.
Quartz Jay H.
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