Single arm holder and bracket for bicycle rack

A recreational equipment carrier for attachment to a vehicle comprising:

• a) a support member which has a first segment which extends upwardly with respect to the vehicle and a second segment which extends horizontally and rearwardly from the vehicle and defines an axis along which the second segment extends;
• b) a bracket which is pivotably mounted to the support member second segment to pivot about the second segment in a plane perpendicular to the defined axis;
• c) a first means for connecting an article of recreational equipment to the bracket, wherein the bracket and the connected article of recreational equipment are pivotable together on the support member second segment;
• and
• d) means for fixing the bracket at a desired orientation on the support member second segment, wherein the first means for connecting an article of recreational equipment to the bracket comprises:
• a) two side walls which define a trough therebetween;
• b) two coaxial split rings which extend from the trough;
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• c) a dowel which extends through the two split rings and the bracket to pivotably mount the trough to the bracket.

A recreational equipment carrier for attachment to a vehicle comprising:

• a support member which has a first segment which extends upwardly with respect to the vehicle and a second segment which extends horizontally and rearwardly from the vehicle and defines an axis along which the second segment extends;
• a bracket which is pivotably mounted to the support member second segment to pivot about the second segment in a plane perpendicular to the defined axis;
• a first means for connecting an article of recreational equipment to the bracket, wherein the bracket and the connected article of recreational equipment are pivotable together on the support member second segment;
• and
• means for fixing the bracket at a desired orientation on the support member second segment, wherein the means for fixing the bracket to the support member comprises:
• a) a flexible plastic tang which extends from the bracket and which extends around a portion of the support member second segment;
• b) a fastener which extends from the bracket through the tang;
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• c) a lever arm pivotably connected to the fastener and having cam portions which engage against the tang, such that pivoting of the lever arm brings the tang closer to the bracket to frictionally engage the bracket to the support member second segment.

A recreational equipment carrier for attachment to a vehicle comprising:

• a) a support member which has a first segment which extends upwardly with respect to the vehicle and a second segment which extends horizontally and rearwardly from the vehicle and defines an axis along which the second segment extends;
• b) a bracket which is pivotably mounted to the support member second segment to pivot about the second segment in a plane perpendicular to the defined axis;
• c) a first means for connecting an article of recreational equipment to the bracket, wherein the bracket and the connected article of recreational equipment are pivotable together on the support member second segment;
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• d) means for fixing the bracket at a desired orientation on the support member second segment, wherein the article of recreational equipment is a bicycle and wherein portions of the support member second segment define a through hole which extends through the second segment rearward of the bracket, such that one shaft of the hasp of a U-shaped bicycle lock may be passed through the hole and the hasp passed over the horizontal tube of the bicycle to secure the bicycle and the bracket against unauthorized removal from the second segment of the support member.

A recreational equipment holder for attachment to a horizontally extending segment of a vehicle mounted support, the holder comprising:

• a) two side walls which define a trough therebetween for engaging an element of the recreational equipment;
• b) two coaxial split rings which extend from the trough, each split ring having an opening through which the support segment extends;
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• c) a compression cap threadedly mounted to each split ring, wherein rotation of the compressions caps causes a reduction in diameter of the split ring and thereby clamps the holder to the vehicle mounted support.