Vehicle roof mounted bicycle carrier
OwnerJoseph J. Peschmann, Christopher M. Morris +2inventors
InventorsJoseph J. Peschmann, Christopher M. Morris, Todd A. Trowbridge, Gregg Bednorski
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Abstract
A bicycle carrier which is detachably mounted to a roof rack of a motor vehicle. The carrier includes clamping assemblies which receive the cross members of the roof rack. The clamps include manipulable nuts for adjusting the clamping force with the cross members. The clamp assemblies are attached to cross bars which support wheel trays that nestingly receive the rear wheel of the bicycle and provide stability to the bike. A fork clamp is positioned at one end of the tray for lockingly receiving the front fork of the bicycle. The front wheel is stored in a rack mounted to the carrier frame.
Claims14
A bicycle carrier adapted to be secured to a cargo rack of a vehicle for transport of a bicycle, said bicycle carrier comprising:
- an adjustable frame;
- clamping means attached to said frame for detachably securing said frame to the vehicle cargo rack, said clamping means adapted to lockingly engage the cargo rack;
- and
- a locking mechanism mounted to said frame and adapted to lockingly retain the bicycle.
A bicycle carrier adapted to be secured to a cargo rack of a vehicle for transport of a bicycle, said bicycle carrier comprising:
- an adjustable frame having a pair of lateral cross bars and a pair of longitudinal trays adapted to receive a bicycle, said cross bars selectively adjustable relative to said longitudinal trays to adjust a dimension of said frame;
- clamps mounted to said frame for detachably securing said frame to the vehicle cargo rack, said clamps adapted to lockingly engage the cargo rack;
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- a locking mechanism mounted to said frame proximate said longitudinal trays and adapted to lockingly retain the bicycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.