Patent ID: 9649987
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60R,Y10S

Claim:
1. A bicycle carrier rack mountable to a vehicle, the bicycle rack comprising: a hub comprising an elongate member having a plurality of teeth disposed on an external surface of the elongate member; an upper mounting member rotatably coupled to the hub and configured to abut against the vehicle; a lower mounting member coupled to the hub and configured to abut against the vehicle; a load carrying member coupled to the hub and configured to support a bicycle in a carrying configuration; and a latch coupled to the upper mounting member, the latch having a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the latch is interferingly fitted against one or more teeth of the elongate member in the locked position and positioned away from the elongate member in the unlocked position, and wherein the upper mounting member is rotatable about the elongate member when the latch is in the unlocked position and fixed about the elongate member when the latch is in the locked position.