Combination bicycle/ski carrier for automobiles
OwnerNeil Nusbauminventor
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Abstract
A combination bicycle/ski carrier has a carrier frame attachable to an automobile, supports for one or more cycles, and ski carriers which are retractable when not in use to avoid damage to cycles on the carrier.
Claims20
A combination bicycle/ski carrier, comprising:
- a carrier frame including means for attaching said frame to an automobile:
- first support means for supporting one or more cycles on said frame;
- ski carriers rotatable on said frame independently of said first support means between an extended position and a retracted position, said ski carriers being spaced apart on said frame for supporting between them one or more pairs of skis in said extended position, said ski carriers being inoperative for supporting said cycles in either said extended or retracted position.
In a bicycle carrier having a carrier frame including a first U-shaped frame element provided with straps for attachment to an automobile, and a second U-shaped frame element mounted to said first U-shaped frame element for supporting one or more bicycle thereon, the improvement comprising:
- a pair of supports mounted between parallel arms of said first U-shaped element, ski carriers on said supports, said supports being rotatable on said first U-shaped element for moving said ski carriers between an extended position for supporting skis on said frame and a retracted position wherein said carriers are removed from interference with bicycles supported on said second U-shaped frame element.
In a bicycle carrier having a carrier frame including a first U-shaped frame element provided with straps for attachment to an automobile, and a second U-shaped frame element mounted to said first U-shaped frame element for supporting one or more bicycle thereon, the improvement comprising:
- a pair of straight tubular segments rotatably mounted at opposite ends thereof between parallel arms of said first U-shaped frame element, ski carriers on said supports, said supports being rotatable on said first U-shaped element for moving said ski carriers between an extended position for supporting skis on said frame and a retracted position wherein said carriers are removed from interference with bicycles supported on said second U-shaped frame element, detent means for stopping rotation of said supports at said extended and retracted positions, and spring means normally urging said supports into stopping engagement with said detent means in either of said positions, said supports being disengageable from said detent means for rotation between said positions upon displacement thereof against said spring means.
In a bicycle carrier having a carrier frame including a first U-shaped frame element provided with straps for attachment to an automobile, and a second U-shaped frame element mounted to said first U-shaped frame element for supporting one or more bicycle thereon, the improvement comprising:
- a pair of straight tubular segments rotatably mounted at opposite ends thereof between parallel arms of said first U-shaped frame element, ski carriers on said supports, said supports being rotatable on said first U-shaped element for moving said ski carriers between an extended position for supporting skis on said frame and a retracted position wherein said carriers are removed from interference with bicycles supported on said second U-shaped frame element, detent means for stopping rotation of said supports at said extended and retracted positions, and spring means normally urging said supports into stopping engagement with said detent means in either of said positions, said supports being disengageable from said detent means for rotation through approximately 90 degrees between said positions upon displacement thereof against said spring means, each said ski carrier comprising a rigid support transverse to said tubular segment and a flexible strap attached at one end to said tubular segment and releasably attachable at an opposite end to said rigid support for holding a ski between said strap and said rigid support on said tubular segment, said ski carriers being generally contained in a plane defined between said parallel arms of the first U-shaped frame element in said retracted position.
A combination bicycle/ski carrier, comprising:
- a carrier frame including a pair of parallel arms extending between an upper end and a lower end of said frame, and means for attaching said frame to an automobile,
- first support means for supporting one or more cycles on said frame;
- ski carriers rotatable independently of said first support means on said frame between an extended operative position and a retracted position wherein the ski carriers are substantially contained in a common plane with said parallel arms, said ski carriers being spaced apart on said frame for supporting between them skis in said extended position such that the skis are generally parallel with said parallel arms.
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