Patent ID: 9242609
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B60R,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A foldable bicycle carry rack comprising: a frame having a first end on a top end thereof and a second end on a lower end thereof, a first hole and a second hole being defined in the first end of the frame; a support member connected to the first end of the frame so as to position bicycles; a connection member having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an installation hole in which the first end of the frame is inserted, the first portion having a first passage and a second passage defined therethrough, the first and second passages perpendicularly communicating with the installation hole, the first passage located corresponding to the first hole and the second passage located corresponding to the second hole, two elongate plates respectively pivotably connected to two sides of the connection member, each plate having a first end protruding from the connection member with a through hole through which the support member passes so that the support member is connected to the two respective first ends of the two plates, each plate having a pivot hole located next to the through hole and a fixing hole next to the pivot hole, the pivot hole located in register with the first passage and the fixing hole located in register with the second passage, the plates and the support member being synchronically moved, a pivot unit extending through the pivot hole of the two plates, the first passage and the first hole, the plates and the support member being synchronically pivotable about the pivot unit, an elongate cap connected to an outside of one of the two plates, the cap having a sink hole in register with the first passage and an end hole in register with the second passage, the pivot unit extending into the sink hole, a first nut disposed in the end hole, the end hole having a shape conformal to the first nut, and an operation member having a shank extending from one end thereof, the shank removably extending through the fixing holes of the two plates, the second passage and the second hole to threadedly connect to the first nut in the end hole in the cap, the operation member thereby being able to be secured to the plates and the frame, and when the operation member is removed, the plates and the support member are pivoted about the pivot unit until the plates and the support member are parallel to the frame.