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US 10,946,804 B2Granted
Specified clamp force inducing transmission for a bicycle fork mount
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorJoseph Flaherty
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Abstract
A drive mechanism for a load carrier includes a slip mechanism connected to a drive shaft and a retaining member configured to retain the slip mechanism. The slip mechanism includes a first member having a slot formed in a perimeter of the first member. The slot is configured to provide for easier rotation of the first member together with the retaining member.
Claims7
A bicycle carrier configured for receiving a wheel of a bicycle, the bicycle carrier comprising:
- a longitudinal body;
- a wheel tray for receiving the wheel of the bicycle, the wheel tray coupled to the longitudinal body;
- and
- a drive mechanism for the bicycle carrier disposed in a longitudinal direction of the longitudinal body, the drive mechanism comprising:
- a slip mechanism connected to a drive shaft;
- and
- a retaining member configured to retain the slip mechanism,
- wherein the slip mechanism comprises a first member having a slot formed in a perimeter of the first member, the slot configured to provide rotation of the first member together with the retaining member,
- wherein the longitudinal body is transverse to a longitudinal direction of a skewer configured to support a bicycle fork.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.