Wheel holder for a bicycle carrier
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorsAndreas Arvidsson, Olof Lindholm, Morgan Lindell
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Abstract
A wheel holder for a bicycle carrier for a vehicle includes at least one body having at least one wheel receiving surface, a first plane aligned with a rotation plane of the bicycle wheel after the bicycle wheel has been mounted to the wheel holder, and at least one fastening member configured to retain the bicycle wheel to the at least one wheel receiving surface of the body. The fastening member has a released position in which the bicycle wheel can be positioned in the wheel holder and a secured position in which the wheel holder retains the bicycle wheel. The at least one fastening member is configured to extend in a diagonal direction across the first plane when positioned in the secured position.
Claims15
A wheel holder for a bicycle carrier for a vehicle, said wheel holder configured to receive and retain a bicycle wheel having a rim, said wheel holder comprising:
- at least one body having at least one wheel receiving surface;
- a first plane aligned with a rotation plane of said bicycle wheel after said bicycle wheel has been mounted to said wheel holder;
- and
- at least one fastening member configured to retain said bicycle wheel to said at least one wheel receiving surface of said body, said fastening member having a released position in which said bicycle wheel can be positioned in said wheel holder and a secured position in which said wheel holder retains said bicycle wheel,
- wherein said at least one fastening member is configured to extend in a diagonal direction across said first plane and said rim of said bicycle wheel when positioned in said secured position.
A bicycle carrier for a vehicle, comprising:
- an elongate bar;
- a wheel holder coupled to the elongate bar and configured to receive and retain a bicycle wheel, the wheel holder comprising:
- a body having a wheel receiving surface;
- a first plane aligned with a rotation plane of the bicycle wheel when the bicycle wheel is received on the wheel holder;
- and
- a fastening member configured to retain the bicycle wheel to the wheel receiving surface of the body, the fastening member having a released position in which the bicycle wheel can be positioned in the wheel holder and a secured position in which the fastening member retains the bicycle wheel to the wheel holder,
- wherein the fastening member extends in a diagonal direction across the first plane and the bicycle wheel when positioned in the secured position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.