US 3,968,913 AGranted

Protective cover for automobile mounted bicycle carrier

OwnerTerrance O. Weed, Daniel Mougelinventors

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Abstract

A protective cover for attachment to an automobile mounted bicycle carrier to preclude exposure of the bicycle to the ambient environment having a back of flexible material with openings therein to permit the cover to be mounted to the carrier, a set of openings in the back to permit a strap to pass therethrough to secure the bicycle to the carrier, a front of flexible material affixed at one edge to the back, a closure having its elements affixed to the free edges of the front and back to permit the cover to be closed to protect the bicycle, the upper portions of the front and back forming a top flap to allow for various seat and handle bar heights, the top flap overlays the front when it is folded down and is cooperatively attachable to the front by means of a Velcro fastener or similar fastening device so that the protective cover is not loose and does not flap in the breeze when the vehicle is in motion.

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Dependent claims

In a system for protecting a two wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle, having a seat and handle bars, while transporting the same on the back of an automobile having a frame affixed to the bumper and to an upper portion of the automobile, the frame being provided with a pair of spaced hangers to receive the bicycle and straps for holding the bicycle to the frame, the improvement comprising:

a back of flexible material having a first pair of openings to permit the spaced hangers to pass therethrough, a second pair and a third pair of openings each of which are positioned to permit one of the straps to pass therethrough to affix the bicycle to the frame;
a front of flexible material affixed at the bottom edge thereof to the corresponding edge of the back;
closure means affixed to the free edges of the front and back to permit them to be joined together to enclose and protect the bicycle from the ambient environment;
the upper portions of the front and back projecting above the top of the two wheeled vehicle to allow for variations in the heights of the seat and handle bars;
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fastening means for securing the joined upper portions of the front and back to the front when said joined upper portions are folded over toward the front.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.