Patent ID: 11891148
Assignee: MEDTECH ANALYTICS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 21:
22. A carrier assembly mountable to rails of a saddle of a bicycle, the carrier assembly comprising:
a mounting assembly adapted for attachment to at least one rail of the saddle to secure said mounting assembly thereto;
at least two discrete payload supports joined to said mounting assembly, each of said at least two discrete payload supports defining a plurality of tool-free mounting structures located in positions in different planes relative to each other to enable mounting of a single payload carrier attachment in a plurality of orientations relative to a single orientation of said at least two discrete payload supports, each of said mounting structures being defined as one of an elongated channel having a closed end and an elongated boss dimensioned to be received in said channel, each of said elongated channel and said elongated boss being keyed in cross-section in a direction extending transversely to a direction of elongation of each of said elongated channel and said elongated boss, to form an interference fit therebetween permitting constrained longitudinal motion of said elongated boss within said elongated channel and preventing lateral movement of said elongated boss within said elongated channel; and
at least one payload carrier attachment adapted for carrying the payload, said at least one payload carrier attachment defining a mating mounting boss complementary to said channel of said at least two discrete payload supports, said boss being selectively mountable and demountable from said channel in tool-free fashion by longitudinal sliding of said elongated boss relative to said elongated channel;
wherein said mounting assembly comprises a ratcheting rack-and-gear system, and wherein said pair of opposed jaws are interconnected by said system, said mounting assembly further comprising a drive handle attached to said system and operable to drive said gear to separate said pair of opposed jaws to cause them to engage and clamp against the rails of the saddle.