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US 5,495,970 AGranted
Device for carrying articles, particularly bicycles, on the rear portion of a motor-vehicle
OwnerFabio Pedriniinventor
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Abstract
A device for carrying articles, in particular bicycles, on the rear portion of a motor-vehicle, has three structures having respective hubs mounted on a splined shaft, so that each structure may be easily separated from the splined portion of the shaft and mounted again in a different angular position relative to the shaft.
Claims10
Device for carrying articles, in particular bicycles, on the rear portion of a motor-vehicle, comprising:
- at least one first structure for carrying articles to be transported, said first structure having at least one hub,
- a second and a third structures for supporting said device on the rear portion of the motor-vehicle, each of said second and third structures having at least one hub and feet for abutment against the rear portion of the motor-vehicle,
- a connecting member, rigidly connecting said hubs of said first, second and third structures to each other,
- wherein said connecting member comprises an elongated bar having a non-circular cross-section at least on a portion of its length, and wherein the hubs of at least two of said first, second and third structures each have a central aperture receiving said bar, said aperture having a non-circular cross-section corresponding to that of said bar, so that these two structures mount on said bar in different angular positions relative to each other and relative to the remaining one of said three structures.
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