Bike rack

US9254790B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cequent Performance Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jason Matthew Dreger · Livonia, US
• Gail R. Matheus · Towanda, US
• Paul Caruso · Grosse Pointe Park, US
• Mitchell Auerbach · Grand Haven, US
• Maurice Fredricks · Grand Haven, US
• Todd Ireland · Coopersville, US
• Brett Kooistra · Grand Haven, US
• Sean Michael Phillips · Huntsville, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2010
• Grant date: Feb 9, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 11, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R11/06
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for a bike rack for securing at least one bicycle are described herein. The bike rack is attachable to a vehicle receiver hitch. The bike rack includes a hub assembly, hitch insert assembly, and support wing assembly. The tub assembly includes a pair of hubs each having an arm. The hitch insert assembly includes a first end and a second end. The first end is located within the hub assembly and the second end is engageable with the receiver hitch. The hubs are rotatably adjustable about the first end of the hitch insert assembly. The support wing assembly includes a first wing engageable with the arm of the first hub and a second wing engageable with the arm of the second hub. The bike rack also includes an integral locking member and a pair of independently moveable cradles on each wing. Each cradle includes a bike support member.