Patent ID: 9649986
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A bicycle carrier for carrying at least one bicycle on a motor vehicle, the bicycle carrier comprising: a main bar having first and second ends; a wheel support arranged with respect to the main bar to support a wheel of a bicycle; a retaining arm configured for retaining the wheel of the bicycle in a fixed position relative to the wheel support, the retaining arm having a first end defining a pivot axis of the retaining arm and a second end arranged to move with respect to the main bar to engage the wheel of the bicycle for retaining the wheel of the bicycle in a fixed position; and an arm locking arrangement arranged at the first end of the retaining arm and configured to allow free movement of the retaining arm in a first direction of travel about the pivot axis defining an unrestricted movement direction and to restrict movement of the retaining arm in a second, opposite direction of travel about the pivot axis defining a restricted movement, direction, wherein the arm locking arrangement includes an engagement mechanism movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein in the engaged position the engagement mechanism allows free movement of the retaining arm in the unrestricted movement direction and restricts movement of the retaining arm in the restricted movement direction, and in the disengaged position allows free movement of the retaining arm in both directions, and further includes a release mechanism carried by the retaining arm, wherein the release mechanism is configured to move the engagement mechanism between the engaged and disengaged positions.