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US 8,985,415 B2Granted
Bed rack
AssigneeHeininger Holdings, LLC
InventorJeffrey Heininger
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Abstract
A rack for holding a wheeled vehicle within the bed of a pickup truck includes a frame and an upper arm and a lower arm attached to the frame. The upper and lower arms are movable with respect to one another to allow a wheel of the bicycle or other vehicle to be inserted or removed from the arms. The frame may be adjustable to snugly retain it within the bed of a vehicle.
Claims12
A device for holding a wheeled vehicle within the bed of a pickup, comprising:
- a frame configured to be carried by the bed, the frame being formed by a left U-shaped member and a right U-shaped member attached to form a rectangular frame having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side;
- a lower arm attached to the frame;
- an opposing upper arm attached to the frame, the upper arm being pivotally movable toward and away from the lower arm;
- a first cup attached to the lower arm;
- a second cup attached to the upper arm;
- at least one strap carried by the lower arm or the upper arm, the strap being configured to attach the wheel to the lower arm or the upper arm;
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- an arm mount carried by the frame and configured to attach the lower arm and the upper arm to the frame, the arm mount being attached to the top side of the frame;
- whereby a wheel of the wheeled vehicle is removably retainable by the first cup and the second cup when the upper arm is pivoted toward the lower arm to retain the wheel.
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A device for holding a wheeled vehicle within the bed of a pickup, comprising:
- a frame configured to be carried by the bed;
- a lower arm attached to the frame;
- an opposing upper arm attached to the frame, the upper arm being pivotally movable toward and away from the lower arm;
- a first cup attached to the lower arm;
- a second cup attached to the upper arm;
- at least one strap carried by the lower arm or the upper arm, the strap being configured to attach the wheel to the lower arm or the upper arm;
- an arm mount carried by the frame and configured to attach the lower arm and the upper arm to the frame;
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- a brace attached to the lower arm, the brace having a lower side configured to rest on the bed, the first cup further being attached to the brace;
- whereby a wheel of the wheeled vehicle is removably retainable by the first cup and the second cup when the upper arm is pivoted toward the lower arm to retain the wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.