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US 12,697,923 B2Granted
Gripping arm for a bicycle carrier with a ratcheting mechanism
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorJoseph Settelmayer
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Abstract
A bicycle carrier includes a base configured to support a bicycle, a wheel securement arm, and a connection assembly. The wheel securement arm has a free end and a fixed end. The fixed end is rotatably coupled to the base. The connection assembly is coupled to the wheel securement arm and fixed to the base. The connection assembly is configured to rotate the wheel securement arm about the base.
Claims19
A bicycle carrier comprising:
- a wheel tray configured to support a wheel of a bicycle;
- a wheel securement arm rotatably coupled to the wheel tray, wherein the wheel securement arm comprises a pair of uprights each having a fixed end rotatably coupled to a distal end of the wheel tray;
- an adjustable wheel holder configured to be disposed in a plurality of positions along the wheel securement arm;
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- a connection assembly coupled to the wheel tray at a first attachment point and coupled to the wheel securement arm at a second attachment point, wherein the connection assembly extends from the first attachment point to the second attachment point, wherein the connection assembly is configured to control rotation of the wheel securement arm relative to the wheel tray between a closed configuration and a bicycle loading configuration, and wherein the connection assembly comprises:
- a housing coupled to and extending away from at least one of the first attachment point and the second attachment point,
- a ratchet arm coupled to and extending away from at least the other of the first attachment point and the second attachment point, wherein the ratchet arm comprises a toothed surface, and wherein the ratchet arm is at least partially disposed within the housing,
- a ratchet assembly coupled with and at least partially disposed within the housing,
- the ratchet assembly configured to engage the ratchet arm, and
- an actuator configured to allow rotation of the wheel securement arm.
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A bicycle carrier comprising:
- a wheel tray configured to support a wheel of a bicycle;
- a wheel securement arm rotatably coupled to the wheel tray, wherein the wheel securement arm comprises a pair of uprights each having a fixed end rotatably coupled to a distal end of the wheel tray;
- an adjustable wheel holder configured to be disposed in a plurality of positions along the wheel securement arm;
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- a connection assembly coupled to the wheel tray at a first attachment point and coupled to the wheel securement arm at a second attachment point, wherein the connection assembly extends from the first attachment point to the second attachment point, wherein the connection assembly comprises:
- a housing coupled to and extending away from at least one of the first attachment point and the second attachment point,
- a ratchet arm coupled to and extending away from at least the other of the first attachment point and the second attachment point,
- a ratchet assembly configured to engage the ratchet arm and allow rotation of the wheel securement arm toward a closed configuration, and
- an actuator configured to allow rotation of the wheel securement arm toward a bicycle loading configuration.
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A bicycle carrier comprising:
- a base configured to support a bicycle;
- a wheel securement arm rotatably coupled to the base;
- a connection assembly coupled to the base at a first attachment point, and coupled to the wheel securement arm at a second attachment point, wherein the connection assembly is configured to rotate the wheel securement arm about the base, and wherein the connection assembly comprises:
- a housing coupled to and extending away from at least one of the first attachment point and the second attachment point,
- a ratchet arm coupled to and extending away from at least the other of the first attachment point and the second attachment point, and at least partially disposed in the housing, and
- wherein the housing comprises a ratcheting assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.