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US 12,673,619 B2Granted
Load carrier apparatuses and systems
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorsArvid Gränsmark, Praveen Saladi, Fredrik Ekvall, Sachin Rawool, Olof Claesson
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Abstract
A bicycle carrier includes a base, a bicycle tray, a wheel holder, and a wheel securement arm. The bicycle tray can couple to the base and be configured to support a bicycle. The wheel holder can couple to the bicycle tray and be configured to translate relative to the bicycle tray. The wheel securement arm can rotatably couple to the bicycle tray or the wheel holder and be configured to secure a bicycle wheel in the wheel holder.
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A wheel securement arm for a bicycle carrier, the wheel securement arm comprises:
- a first arm portion;
- a second arm portion coupled to the first arm portion, wherein the first arm portion is moveable relative to the second arm portion;
- an actuator housing disposed at a distal end of the first arm portion, wherein an actuator aperture is formed through the actuator housing, and the actuator housing comprises a track extending along a portion of an interior edge of the actuator aperture;
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- an actuator disposed in the actuator aperture,
- wherein a distal end of the actuator is disposed along the track.
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A bicycle carrier, comprising:
- a bicycle tray configured to support a bicycle;
- a wheel securement arm comprising:
- a housing rotatably coupled to the bicycle tray,
- an extendable portion coupled to the housing;
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- an actuator housing coupled to the extendable portion, the actuator housing comprising an aperture and an actuator disposed in the aperture, wherein the actuator is guided along a track extending along a portion of an interior edge of the aperture,
- wherein the actuator is configured to disengage a locking mechanism such that the extendable portion translates relative to the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.