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US 2013/0277404 A1Published application
Bed Rack
AssigneeHeininger Holdings, LLC
InventorJeffrey Heininger
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Abstract
A rack for holding a wheeled vehicle within the bed of a pickup truck includes a frame and an upper arm and a lower arm attached to the frame. The upper and lower arms are movable with respect to one another to allow a wheel of the bicycle or other vehicle to be inserted or removed from the arms. The frame may be adjustable to snugly retain it within the bed of a vehicle.
Claims16
A device for holding a wheeled vehicle within the bed of a pickup, comprising:
- a frame configured to be carried by the bed;
- a lower arm attached to the frame;
- an opposing upper arm attached to the frame, at least one of the upper arm and the lower arm being pivotally movable toward and away from the other of the upper arm and the lower arm;
- a first cup attached to the lower arm;
- and
- a second cup attached to the upper arm;
- whereby a wheel of the wheeled vehicle is removably retainable by the first cup and the second cup when the upper arm and the lower arm are pivoted toward one another to retain the wheel.
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