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US 4,393,986 AGranted
Surfboard carrying rack
OwnerMichael Sireyinventor
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Abstract
A rack for carrying one or more surfboards on a two-wheeled vehicle. Either one or two supports may be fastened to the sides of a two-wheeled vehicle, each for carrying a surfboard in a horizontal, on edge position. Each support includes a number of U-shaped frame members having corresponding portions interconnected by horizontal frame members. A portion of the frame prohibits a surfboard from sliding forward out of the support. A strap around the surfboard and frame prevent the surfboard from coming upward out of the frame. An elastic cord secured to the frame and the end of the surfboard prohibits the surfboard from sliding out of the rear of the support.
Claims16
A rack for carrying a surfboard on edge longitudinally on a two-wheeled vehicle comprising:
- longitudinally extending frame means having a U-shaped end view transverse to the longitudinal extent of said frame means for receiving said surfboard;
- means for attaching said frame means to a side of said vehicle;
- a first U-shaped restraining member having two legs connected by a bight portion, said legs extending from an end of said frame means so that said bight portion extends transverse to said longitudinal extent of said frame means;
- a second U-shaped restraining member having two legs connected by a bight portion, said legs of said second restraining member extending generally upwardly from adjacent said first restraining member so that the respective bight portions of the first and second restraining members function to prevent said surfboard from sliding forward with respect to said vehicle;
- means for preventing said surfboard from moving upward out of said frame means;
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- means for preventing said surfboard from moving rearwardly with respect to said vehicle out of said frame means.
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A set of racks for carrying two surfboards on a two-wheeled vehicle comprising:
- two longitudinally extending frame means each having a U-shaped end view transverse to the longitudinal extent of the respective frame means and each for receiving one of said surfboards horizontally on edge;
- means for attaching said first means to opposite sides of said vehicle;
- two first U-shaped restraining members, each having two legs connected by a bight portion, said legs of each of said first restraining members extending from an end of one of said frame means, respectively, so that each said bight portion extends transverse to said longitudinal extent of an associated said frame means;
- two second U-shaped restraining members, each having two legs connected by a bight portion, said legs of each of said second restraining members extending generally upwardly from adjacent an associated said first restraining member so that the respective bight portions or associated first and second restraining members function to prevent said surfboards from sliding forward with respect to said vehicle;
- two means, each for preventing one of said surfboards from moving rearwardly with respect to said vehicle out of one of said frame means, respectively.
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A rack for carrying a surfboard on edge longitudinally on a two-wheeled vehicle comprising:
- at least two U-shaped frame members;
- a plurality of horizontal frame members connected to corresponding portions of said U-shaped frame members, said U-shaped frame members and said horizontal frame members forming a longitudinally extending support for receiving said surfboard;
- means for pivotally attaching said support to a side of said vehicle;
- a first U-shaped restraining member having two legs connected by a bight portion, said legs extending from the front one, with respect to said vehicle, of said U-shaped frame members so that said bight portion extends transverse to said longitudinal extent of said support;
- a second U-shaped restraining member having two legs connected by a bight portion, said legs of said second restraining member extending generally upwardly from adjacent said first restraining member so that the respective bight portions of the first and second restraining members function to prevent said surfboard from sliding forward with respect to said vehicle;
- a strap cooperating with said support for preventing said surfboard from moving upward out of said support;
- quick release means for quickly releasing said strap from retaining said surfboard;
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- elastic means adapted to wrap around the end of said surfboard and cooperating with said support for preventing said surfboard from moving rearwardly with respect to said vehicle out of said support.
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A set of racks for carrying two surfboards on edge longitudinally on a two-wheeled vehicle comprising:
- two groups of at least two U-shaped frame members;
- two groups of a plurality of horizontal frame members, said horizontal frame members of each group connected to corresponding portions of one of said groups of said U-shaped frame members, respectively, each of said groups of said U-shaped frame members and associated said horizontal frame members forming a longitudinally extending support for receiving a surfboard;
- means for attaching said supports to opposite sides of said vehicle, said attaching means including means for pivotally attaching at least one of said supports;
- two first U-shaped restraining members, each having two legs connected by a bight portion, said legs extending from the front one, with respect to said vehicle, of said U-shaped frame members on opposite sides of said vehicle so that each said bight portion extends transverse to said longitudinal extent of an associated one of the supports;
- two second U-shaped restraining members, each having two legs connected by a bight portion, said legs of each of said second restraining members extending generally upwardly from adjacent an associated said first restraining member so that the respective bight portion of associated first and second restraining members function to prevent said surfboards from sliding forward with respect to said vehicle;
- two straps, each cooperating with one of said supports, respectively, for preventing said surfboards from moving upward out of said supports;
- quick release means for quickly releasing said straps from retaining said surfboards;
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- two elastic means, each adapted to be wrapped around the end of one of said surfboards, respectively, and each cooperating with one of said supports, respectively, for preventing said surfboards from moving rearwardly with respect to said vehicle out of said supports.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.