Patent ID: 8931671
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bicycle carrier comprising: a support member; a hitch member extending from said support member; an elongate upper member extending from said support member, said elongate upper member having an elongate body and a free distal end configured for receipt, serially one after another, of a plurality of wheels of a corresponding plurality of bicycles by positioning adjacent wheel spokes of a first wheel of each bicycle about said free distal end and moving each bicycle backward along said elongate body towards said support member, said elongate body being configured to support a weight of said bicycles via contact with rims of said plurality of bicycle wheels and cause a remainder of said bicycles to hang below said elongate body; and an elongate lower member extending from said support member and positioned generally below said elongate upper member by an adjustable connection which allows a distance between the elongate upper member and the elongate lower member to be adjusted, said elongate lower member being configured to contact and stabilize said bicycles hanging from said elongate body of said upper member, wherein said elongate upper member extends from said support member at an upward angle of about 5 degrees to about 30 degrees, and wherein the free distal end of the elongate upper member has a height greater than the remainder of the elongate upper member such that the free distal end acts as a stop to prevent said bicycles from shifting off the end of the elongate upper member during travel.