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US 8,998,050 B1Granted
Bicycle carrying system
AssigneeRyan Battle
InventorRyan Battle
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Abstract
A bicycle carrying system includes a first bicycle wheel mount device, a second bicycle wheel mount device, and one or more straps. The first bicycle wheel mount device couples on a vehicle bumper at a first location on the vehicle bumper. The second bicycle wheel mount device couples on a vehicle bumper at a second location on the vehicle bumper. The straps secure a frame of the bicycle to the vehicle.
Claims22
A bicycle carrying system, comprising:
- a first bicycle wheel mount device configured to couple directly to a vehicle bumper at a first location on the vehicle bumper, wherein the first wheel mount device is configurable to support a first wheel of a bicycle;
- and
- a second bicycle wheel mount device configured to couple directly to the vehicle bumper at a second location on the vehicle bumper, wherein the second wheel mount device is configurable to support a second wheel of the bicycle;
- wherein the first bicycle wheel mount device is not configured to be coupled to the second bicycle wheel mount device apart from attachment to the vehicle bumper.
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A bicycle wheel mount device, comprising:
- a first end including a bumper-mounting portion configured to mount on a bumper of a vehicle;
- and
- a second end including a bicycle wheel mount portion coupled to the bumper-mounting portion, wherein the bicycle wheel mount portion is configurable to support a bicycle wheel of a bicycle;
- wherein the bicycle wheel mount device is configured to support only one bicycle wheel.
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A method for utilizing a bicycle carrying system with a vehicle, the method comprising:
- coupling a first bicycle wheel mount device directly to a vehicle bumper at a first location on the vehicle bumper, wherein the first wheel mount device is configurable to support a first wheel of a bicycle;
- and
- coupling a second bicycle wheel mount device directly to the vehicle bumper at a second location on the vehicle bumper, wherein the second wheel mount device is configurable to support a second wheel of the bicycle;
- wherein the first bicycle wheel mount device is not configured to be coupled to the second bicycle wheel mount device apart from attachment to the vehicle bumper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.