Patent ID: 9376064
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B60P,B60R,F16F

Claim Text:
1. A strap for retaining a bicycle on a load carrier, the strap comprising: a flexible band element configured to be adjustably positioned over and tightened about a portion of a wheel rim of the bicycle to secure the bicycle to the load carrier; and a shock absorbing protecting element comprising a body having an outer side and an inner side, the protecting element slidingly coupled to the band element and configured to slide along a length of the band element while coupled to the band element, wherein the protecting element is configured so that the inner side of the protecting element is positioned between a portion of the band element and a portion of the wheel rim and configured to contact the wheel rim of the bicycle to absorb at least a portion of any shock associated with the bicycle being retained on the load carrier by the strap, and wherein the protecting element includes at least three extended deflectable finger-like protrusions extending outward from the outer side of the protecting element body.