Patent ID: 9393912
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B60R,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A bicycle-carrying device for motor-vehicles, comprising: a connection arm configured to connect to a hitch of a motor-vehicle; a bar supported by and arranged transversely with respect to the connection arm, the bar extending continuously between first and second ends and defining an intermediate portion arranged between the first and second ends, wherein the intermediate portion of the bar has an inwardly facing surface facing toward the motor-vehicle and an outwardly facing surface facing away from the motor-vehicle, and wherein the bar is configured such that the first and second ends and the intermediate portion are non-pivotable relative to each other; a mounting arrangement for securing the intermediate portion of the bar to the connection arm, wherein the mounting arrangement includes a pair of plates sandwiching the intermediate portion of the bar therebetween with the pair of plates of the mounting arrangement including; a support arm for supporting a frame of a bicycle, wherein the support arm is pivotally connected to the mounting arrangement with a pivot pin that extends through the support arm and the upper portions of the inner and outer plates of the mounting arrangement at a location above the intermediate portion of the bar, and wherein the support arm is pivotably movable between a raised operating position in which the support arm extends generally upwardly away from the bar and a lowered non-operating position in which the support arm extends generally parallel to and overlies the bar.