Bicycle carrier
US5762248A · kind A · utility
34Cited by
9References
11Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R9/048
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle carrier for fixedly retaining a bicycle on a vehicle roof (1) comprises a carrier device fastened to the vehicle roof and having a longitudinally extending support member for the wheels of the bicycle and an upwardly extending arm with a gripping device (8) for gripping a frame tube of the bicycle. The gripping device has two clamping jaws pivotable towards and away from one another and interconnected via a cog arrangement. One of the clamping jaws is connected to a draw bar having its lower and connected to an operating member at the lower end of arm.
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