Folding watercraft carrier with outboard pull handle
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorsJoseph FLAHERTY, Jennifer ROMANS
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Abstract
A watercraft carrier includes a base, a hub, an upright, and an actuator. The base includes an outboard end, a distal end, and an upper surface. The hub is disposed at the distal end of the base. The upright is coupled to the hub and configured to rotate with respect to the base. The actuator is configured to release the upright from a locked configuration such that the upright can rotate from a first position to a second position. Displacing the actuator in an outboard direction releases the upright from the locked configuration.
Claims20
A watercraft carrier, comprising:
- a base having an outboard end, a distal end, and an upper surface;
- a hub disposed at the distal end of the base;
- an upright coupled to the hub and configured to rotate with respect to the base;
- and
- an actuator configured to release the upright from a locked configuration such that the upright can rotate from a first position to a second position,
- wherein displacing the actuator in an outboard direction releases the upright from the locked configuration.
A method of operating a watercraft carrier, comprising:
- activating an actuator coupled to a base of the watercraft carrier, wherein:
- activating the actuator releases a locking mechanism of an upright, the locking mechanism disposed at a distal end of the base, and
- activating the actuator comprises displacing the actuator in an outboard direction;
- and
- rotating the upright from a first position to a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.