Vehicle-mounted bike rack
OwnerSean Himleinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle-mounted bike rack may include a first rack arm having a post extending from a first end and an opening formed in a second end of the first rack arm. The bike rack may also include a second rack arm having a slot formed in a first end and on opening formed in a second end of the second rack arm, and a cross bar extending substantially perpendicularly with the first and the second rack arms, and wherein the cross bar is received in the openings of the first and second rack arms, such that each of the first rack arm and second rack arm are pivotable about the cross bar. The first and second rack arms may be configured to engage with and secure to at least one of a tail gate post and a tail gate latch of a vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle-mounted bike rack, comprising:
- a first rack arm having a post extending from a first end and an opening formed in a second end of the first rack arm;
- a second rack arm having a slot formed in a first end and on opening formed in a second end of the second rack arm;
- a cross bar extending substantially perpendicularly with the first and the second rack arms, and wherein the cross bar is received in the openings of the first and second rack arms, such that each of the first rack arm and second rack arm are pivotable about the cross bar;
- wherein the first and second rack arms are configured to engage with and secure to at least one of a tail gate post and a tail gate latch of a vehicle.
A vehicle-mounted bike rack, comprising:
- a pair of first rack arms, each having a post extending from a first end, a first opening formed in a second end of each of the pair of first rack arms, and a second opening formed in the first end of each of the pair of first rack arms;
- a pair of second rack arms, each having a slot formed in a first end and an opening formed in a second end of each of the second rack arms;
- a first crossbar extending substantially perpendicularly between each of the pair of first and the second rack arms, and wherein the cross bar is received in the first openings of each of the first and second rack arms, such that each of the first rack arm and second rack arm are pivotable about the cross bar;
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- a second cross bar extending substantially perpendicularly between each of the pair of first rack arms, wherein the second cross bar is received in the second openings of each of the pair of first rack arms.
A vehicle-mounted bike rack, comprising:
- a pair of first rack arms, each having a post extending from a first end, a first opening formed in a second end of each of the pair of first rack arms,
- a pair of second rack arms, each having a slot formed in a first end and an opening formed in a second end of each of the second rack arms;
- a first crossbar extending substantially perpendicularly between each of the pair of first and the second rack arms, and wherein the cross bar is received in the first openings of each of the first and second rack arms, such that each of the first rack arm and second rack arm are pivotable about the cross bar;
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- wherein each of the pairs of first and second rack arms are configured to engage with and secure to at least one of a tail gate post and a tail gate latch of a vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.