# US 2014/0197213 A1 · Portable Bicycle Carrier System For Automobiles

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- Number: US 2014/0197213 A1
- Document ID: US20140197213A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/743,020
- Filed: 2013-01-16
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-16
- Inventors: Joshua Shearer; Eric Perrine; Schuyler Putt
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197213A1

## CPC

- B60R 9/10: for cycles
- B60R 2011/0057: {using magnetic means}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A removable, portable, carrier system for the transportation of a human powered vehicle on the exterior of a motorized vehicle, said carrier system comprises: a first independent means for releasably securing the handles of the human powered vehicle to the exterior of said motorized vehicle, and a second, independent means for releasably securing the seat of the human powered vehicle to the exterior of said motorized vehicle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A removable, portable, carrier system for the transportation of a human powered vehicle on the exterior of a motorized vehicle, said carrier system comprises:
a. A first independent flexible sleeve for securing the human powered vehicle to the exterior of said motorized vehicle, said first sleeve comprises a first end and a second end where each of said first end and said second end contains at least one magnet for releasably attaching said first sleeve to said motorized vehicle; said first sleeve further comprises at least one elongated, flexible strap for releasably attaching said first sleeve to the human powered vehicle; said at least one strap extending from and attached to said first sleeve.
b. A second, independent, rigid sleeve for securing the human powered vehicle to the exterior of said motorized vehicle, said second sleeve comprises a first end and a second end where each of said first end and said second end contains at least one magnet for releasably attaching said second sleeve to said motorized vehicle; said second sleeve further comprises at least one elongated, flexible strap for releasably attaching said second sleeve to the human powered vehicle; said at least one strap extending from and attached to said second sleeve.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The carrier system of claim 1, wherein the at least one strap of each sleeve is secured to the sleeve via a method selected from the group consisting of sewing, gluing, tying, heat fused, molding and threading.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The carrier system of claim 1, wherein one of the at least one set of straps is placed directly adjacent to the magnet such that the vertical component of a physical force applied to the strap is collinear or parallel with the direction of the north pole to south pole of the magnet.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The carrier system of claim 1, wherein the opposing ends of the sleeve contain a plurality of magnets.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The carrier system of claim 4, further comprising a rigid connection between each magnet of the plurality of magnets.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The carrier system of claim 1, wherein the human powered vehicle is selected from the group consisting of a bicycle, a unicycle, tricycle, and a scooter.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The carrier system of claim 1, where in the motorized vehicle is selected from the group consisting system of an automobile, a train, a bus, a truck, a van, an ATV and a boat.

### Claim 8

A removable, portable carrier system for the transportation of a bicycle on the exterior of an automobile, said carrier comprising at least two flexible sleeves, each of said sleeves comprising means for releasably attaching said sleeves to the automobile; each of said sleeves further comprising means for releasably attaching said sleeves to said bicycle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The carrier system of claim 8, wherein the at least one strap of each sleeve is secured to the sleeve via a method selected from the group consisting of sewing, gluing, tying, heat fused, molding and threading.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The carrier system of claim 8, wherein one of the at least one set of straps is placed directly adjacent to the magnet such that the vertical component of a physical force applied to the strap is collinear or parallel with the direction of the north pole to south pole of the magnet.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The carrier system of claim 8, wherein the opposing ends of the sleeve contain a plurality of magnets.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The carrier system of claim 11, further comprising a rigid connection between each magnet of the plurality of magnets.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The carrier system of claim 8, wherein the human powered vehicle is selected from the group consisting of a bicycle, a unicycle, tricycle, and a scooter.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The carrier system of claim 8, where in the motorized vehicle is selected from the group consisting system of an automobile, a train, a bus, a truck, a van, an ATV and a boat.

### Claim 15

A removable, portable carrier system for the transportation of a bicycle on the exterior of an automobile, said carrier comprising means for securing the bicycle seat to the automobile and means for securing the bicycle handlebars to the automobile.