Patent ID: 9663171
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B62J

Claim:
1. An article carrier removably mountable on a luggage rack composed of a rigid frame extending upright from a bracket fixed to a bicycle, the carrier comprising: a rigid sheath having, a top wall, front and rear walls, and opposed side walls, each of said walls having a bottom edge, and a bottom opening, defined by the bottom edges of said walls, for receiving said rigid frame; a rigid support panel; a hinge connecting the rigid support panel to the bottom edge of said front wall, said hinge allowing the support panel to be moved from a horizontal condition to a folded condition in which the support panel is in parallel relationship to said front wall of the sheath; a stop preventing the rigid support panel from being rotated about the hinge away from said one of said front and rear panels beyond its horizontal condition; and an article-carrying bag formed of flexible material, and including a downwardly open pocket of a size closely fitting at least an upper portion of said sheath, said downwardly open pocket having an upper end and a barrier at said upper end for engagement by the top wall of the rigid sheath; whereby the article-carrying bag, with said rigid sheath inserted into its downwardly open pocket, and with said bag engaged with, and supported by, said rigid support panel, can be removably mounted on said rigid frame extending upright from a bracket fixed to a bicycle.