US 9,434,320 B2 · Safari bicycle rack

Abstract

A safari bicycle rack, method for making the safari bicycle rack, and method for mounting a bicycle to the safari bicycle rack on an exposed roll can include: providing the bicycle rack comprising: a crossbar having an elongate longitudinal length section with laterally curved end sections extending from each side of the longitudinal length, the crossbar having a top side that includes one or more bicycle receivers and having a length sufficient to extend across the roll cage; and a mounting bracket on an end of each laterally curved end section, the mounting brackets each being planar and having an aperture extending through the bracket from a top surface to an opposite bottom surface, the mounting brackets each having bottom surface received on the roll cage with fastener extending through each aperture and a vertical hole in the longitudinal bars such that the crossbar is elevated off the longitudinal bars.

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Dependent claims

A safari bicycle rack comprising:

a bottom safari bicycle rack bar defining at least a portion of a bottom perimeter of the safari bicycle rack;
a crossbar forming a portion of the bottom safari bicycle rack bar, the crossbar having an elongate longitudinal length section with laterally curved end sections extending from each side of the longitudinal length, the crossbar having a top side that includes one or more bicycle receivers for mounting a bicycle thereto and having a length sufficient to extend across a roll cage of a vehicle;
and
a mounting bracket on an end of each laterally curved end section of the cross bar, the mounting brackets each being planar with an aperture extending through the bracket from a top surface to an opposite bottom surface, the mounting brackets each having a bottom surface adapted to be received on a surface of a longitudinal bar of the roll cage with a fastener extending through each aperture and a vertical hole in the longitudinal bars such that the crossbar is elevated off the longitudinal bars at a plane extending between the surfaces of the longitudinal bars.

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A method of manufacturing a safari bicycle rack comprising:

manufacturing a safari portion of the safari bicycle rack, the safari portion extending over a width and length of a passenger seating section of a vehicle to which the safari bicycle rack is to be attached, the safari portion including:
base bars extending across a width and length of the safari rack designed to support one or more articles placed in the safari portion of the safari bicycle rack;
manufacturing a bicycle rack portion of the safari bicycle rack, the bicycle rack portion including a crossbar having an elongate longitudinal length section with at least partially curved end sections extending from each side of the longitudinal length section and forming a portion of the safari portion of the safari bicycle rack, the crossbar having a top side that includes one or more bicycle receivers;
manufacturing at least four mounting brackets at least two located on opposing sides of the safari bicycle rack, each mounting bracket disposed on a base of the safari bicycle rack and designed to attach to side bars of a roll cage of a vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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