Universal bicycle carrier

A manually installable carrier for snapping onto the front of men's bicycles of all types comprising:

• an elongated substantially flat support member for resting on the bar of a man's bicycle;
• means including a deep central front notch on said member for sliding forward during installation with the rear of said member raised, to closely encompass the front fork enclosing frame portion of the bicycle with the front of said support on both sides of said notch extending forward, under the crown, whereby, when the rear of said support member is lowered onto the bar, the support member is held against substantial vertical movement, said notch having parallel opposite sides and a depth substantially greater than its width;
• means extending downward from said support member to engage the bar member on both sides thereof at a distance spaced back from said notch by at least six inches to prevent lateral movement of said support member on said bar;
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• means located at the front of said support member and spaced down from the upper surface of said support member for engaging the front fork enclosing member on both sides thereof to prevent rotation of said support member about the bar of the bicycle frame;
• whereby said support member may be quickly assembled to the frame of a man's bike by angling the member forward into engagement with the frame at the front of the bar and then tilting it downward onto the bar to firmly affix it into position.