Bicycle carrier
OwnerMichael Kent Farneyinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle carrier for a vehicle including a frame, a crossbar assembly, a wheel tray, and a swing arm pivotally secured to the crossbar assembly. The wheels of the bicycle are positioned in the tray and secured by a tray coupling to restrain lateral movement. Two trays may be secured to the crossbar assembly to each receive a wheel of the bicycle. The swing arm pivots on the crossbar assembly and includes a shoe which engages the bicycle wheel. A shoe coupling secures the bicycle wheel to the swing arm. Two swing arms could be pivotally secured to the crossbar assembly each to engage a bicycle wheel. The frame may include a drawbar for insertion into the receiver of a trailer hitch. Additional crossbar assemblies could be secured to the frame to accommodate multiple bicycles.
Claims12
A carrier for a bicycle having wheels including a center hub where the carrier for attachment to a vehicle with a trailer hitch including a receiver, the carrier comprising:
- a frame including a drawbar for insertion into the receiver;
- at least one tray secured to said frame for receiving the wheels of the bicycle;
- at least one swing arm pivotably secured to said frame such that said at least one swing arm is capable of pivoting so as to contact at least one bicycle wheel above the center hub;
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- at least one coupling for securing said at least one swing arm to at least one bicycle wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.