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US 6,868,998 B2Granted
Bike mount
AssigneeWatermark PaddleSports, Inc.
InventorGregory A. Dean
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Abstract
A bike mount for securing a bicycle to a vehicle rack. The bike mount includes arms that pivot apart to receive a bicycle wheel and pivot together to cooperatively hold the bicycle wheel. The bike mount may be configured to include a lever that pivots the arms together as the bicycle is positioned on the vehicle rack.
Claims21
An apparatus for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle rack, comprising:
- a rack support structure configured to be connected to the vehicle rack;
- first and second arms coupled to the rack support structure, the second arm being pivotable between a receiving position for receiving a bicycle wheel and a fixed retaining position in which the first arm and the second arm cooperatively engage a tire of the same bicycle wheel so that removal of the wheel from the first and second arms is prevented;
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- a lever operably coupled to the second arm, the lever being configured to pivot the second arm from the receiving position toward the retaining position, as the bicycle wheel is rolled against the lever and generally toward the first arm.
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An apparatus for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle rack, comprising:
- a rack support structure configured to be connected to the vehicle rack;
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- first and second arms pivotably coupled to the rack support structure to define pivot axes disposed at about the same vertical position, the first and second arms being configured to pivot apart to receive the same wheel of the bicycle and configured to pivot together to a fixed retaining position in which the first and second arms cooperatively engage a tire of the bicycle wheel so that removal of the wheel from the first and second arms is prevented.
An apparatus for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle rack, comprising:
- a rack support structure configured to be connected to the vehicle rack;
- first and second arms coupled to the rack support structure, the second arm being pivotable to a fixed retaining position in which the first and second arms cooperatively engage the same bicycle wheel;
- a lever coupled to the second arm and operable with the bicycle wheel to pivot the second arm toward the retaining position;
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- a detent mechanism coupled to the second arm via the lever, the detent mechanism being actuable to fix the second arm in the retaining position and being adjustable to determine how tightly the bicycle wheel is engaged by the first and second arms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.