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US 2007/0164065 A1Published application
Adjustable bicycle wheel retainer
AssigneeYakima Innovation Development Corporation
InventorBrian Davis
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Abstract
A bike mount for securing a bike on a vehicle includes a wheel clamp and securing devices for mounting bikes of various types, dimensions, and styles in one or more tray portions, extending between a pair of crossbars or other support structures.
Claims20
A bicycle mount for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle rack, including:
- a support structure configured to be attached to the vehicle rack;
- a first arm coupled to the support structure;
- a second arm pivotally attached to the support structure, the second arm pivotable about an axis of rotation between a between a stowed position and a retaining position for preventing removal of a first bicycle wheel from between the first and second arms;
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- an adjustable tensioning device allowing unidirectional rotation of the second arm to position it in the retaining position.
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A method for stowing a bicycle on a vehicle roof rack, comprising:
- positioning a bicycle on a support structure attached to a vehicle;
- pivoting a first arm of the rack to engage a first portion of a wheel of the bicycle;
- unidirectionally pivoting a second arm of the rack from a stowed position toward a retaining position for retaining the wheel between the first and second arms;
- coarsely adjusting tension between the first and second arms by positioning the second arm adjacent to a second portion of the wheel;
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- finely adjusting tension between the first and second arms by rotating a tension adjustment knob.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.