Bicycle rack for a pickup truck
US5427286A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2078
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle rack for securing bicycles in a fixed position in a bed of a pickup truck comprising an upwardly extended and telescopically adjustable base tube having a lower end and an open upper end; wherein the base tube is coupled a bed of a pickup truck; a bicycle handle bar having two free ends; a bicycle handle bar stem having an upper end coupled to the bicycle handle bar between the free ends and a lower end coupled within the upper end of the base tube; and a securement mechanism coupled to the free ends of the bicycle handle bar for securing forks of a pair of bicycles thereto, thus placing the forks in a fixed position for enabling transport of the bicycles from one location to another.
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