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US 8,556,144 B2Granted
Multi-purpose carrying device for car
OwnerYao-Huang Liuinventor
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Abstract
A carrying device (3) includes a first support rack (30), a second support rack (32) pivotally connected with the first support rack, and a connecting member (31) secured on the first support rack and pivotally connected with the second support rack to connect the first support rack and the second support rack. Thus, the first support rack is used to carry an elongate object (9), such as a surf board, a boat, a ladder and the like, and the second support rack is used to carry a bicycle (8).
Claims7
A carrying device comprising:
- a first support rack;
- a second support rack pivotally connected with the first support rack;
- and
- a connecting member secured on the first support rack and pivotally connected with the second support rack to connect the first support rack and the second support rack, wherein:
- the first support rack includes:
- an outer tube;
- an inner tube retractably mounted in the outer tube;
- and
- an adjusting pin extended through the outer tube and adjustably locked onto the inner tube;
- the second support rack includes:
- a support bar;
- and
- at least one linking member mounted on the support bar;
- the connecting member is secured on the outer tube of the first support rack;
- the linking member of the second support rack is pivotally mounted on the connecting member;
- the second support rack further includes:
- a pivot bolt extended through the linking member of the second support rack and the connecting member with the linking member of the second support rack pivotally connected with the connecting member;
- and
- a positioning pin extended through the linking member of the second support rack and the connecting member with the linking member of the second support rack positioned on the connecting member by the pivot bolt and the positioning pin to lock the second support rack onto the connecting member;
- and
- the connecting member is a substantially rectangular hollow post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.