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US 2003/0071097 A1Published application
Bike mount
AssigneeYakima Products, Inc.
InventorGregory A. Dean
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Abstract
A bike mount for securing a bicycle to a vehicle rack. The bike mount includes arms that pivot apart to receive a bicycle wheel and pivot together to cooperatively hold the bicycle wheel. The bike mount may be configured to include a lever that pivots the arms together as the bicycle is positioned on the vehicle rack.
Claims21
An apparatus for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle rack, comprising:
- a rack support structure configured to be connected to the vehicle rack;
- first and second arms coupled to the rack support structure, the second arm being pivotable between a receiving position for receiving a bicycle wheel and a retaining position in which the second arm holds the bicycle wheel cooperatively with the first arm;
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- a lever operably coupled to the second arm, the lever being configured to pivot the second arm from the receiving position toward the retaining position, as the bicycle wheel is rolled against the lever and generally toward the first arm.
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An apparatus for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle rack, comprising:
- a rack support structure configured to be connected to the vehicle rack;
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- first and second arms pivotably coupled to the rack support structure, the first and second arms being configured to pivot apart to receive a bicycle wheel and configured to pivot together to hold the bicycle wheel cooperatively.
An apparatus for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle rack, comprising:
- a rack support structure configured to be connected to the vehicle rack;
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- first and second arms coupled to the rack support structure, the second arm being pivotable in two opposing directions and having a lock mechanism, the lock mechanism being volitionally implementable to prohibit the second arm from pivoting in at least one of the two opposing directions,
- wherein the second arm is configured to pivot away from the first arm to receive a bicycle wheel and configured to pivot toward the first arm to hold the received bicycle wheel cooperatively with the first arm, the implemented lock mechanism prohibiting the second arm from releasing the held bicycle wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.