Patent · US Expired

Easy to load vehicle-top carrier for bicycles

US5360151A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 16, 1993
Grant dateNov 1, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 16, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S224/924
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle-top carrier for bicycles which allows bicycles to be attached alongside the vehicle, then pivoted up to its top. A base is attached to the vehicle. A rack pivots from the base about a generally horizontal axis, between a vehicle-top carrying position and a loading position extending horizontally outward from the vehicle. A bicycle can be attached to the underside of the extended rack and pivoted to the vehicle top for transport.

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