Bicycle carrier
US7726529B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/73
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle carrier, including a rack and a fork mount. The rack includes cross bars for mounting on a vehicle. The fork mount includes a head portion adapted to selectively clamp the fork mount to one of the cross bars, and a skewer assembly adapted to selectively secure forks of a bicycle to the head portion. The skewer assembly includes a skewer bolt, an actuator handle that is moveable between a first position and a second position, and an adjustment member threaded onto an end of the skewer bolt that permits longitudinal adjustment of the skewer assembly to accommodate different fork dimensions. The adjustment member is accessible when the actuator handle is in the first position, but is covered by the actuator handle when the actuator handle is in the second position.
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