Wheel holder and load carrier attachment devices for a vehicle
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorsKlara ROSENQVIST, Simon STRÅTH, Anders NILVIUS, Andreas ARVIDSSON, Hannes OLAISON
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a wheel holder for a vehicle, preferably a bike front wheel holder, with a load connecting portion, which is preferably releasably attachable to a load carrier, and a wheel holding member, wherein the wheel holder comprises a docking device configured for releasable attachment of the wheel holding member to the load connecting portion to allow for attachment of a wheel to the wheel holding member at a location remote from the load connecting portion. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to load carrier attachment devices.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A wheel holder for a vehicle for attaching a wheel of a bicycle to the vehicle, the wheel holder comprising:
- a docking device comprising a load connecting portion and a wheel holding member,
- wherein the load connecting portion is configured to attach to the vehicle,
- wherein the wheel holding member is configured to releasably attach to the load connecting portion and the wheel, and
- wherein attachment of the wheel holding member to the load connecting portion secures the wheel holding member in a wheel holding position.
A system for transporting a bicycle, the system comprising:
- a wheel holder comprising a load connecting portion and a wheel holding member,
- wherein the load connecting portion is configured to be attached to a vehicle,
- wherein the wheel holding member is configured to releasably attach to the wheel, and
- wherein attachment of the wheel holding member to the load connecting portion secures the wheel holding member in a wheel holding position.
A method of mounting a wheel of a bicycle to a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- attaching a load connecting portion of a wheel holder to the vehicle;
- attaching the wheel of the bicycle to a wheel holding member of the wheel holder;
- and
- attaching the wheel holding member to the load connecting portion by moving the wheel holding member towards the load connecting portion in a vertical direction,
- wherein the wheel holding member is configured to releasably attach to the load connecting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.