Patent ID: 8118202
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B60P,B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bicycle attachment bracket to be carried on, and anchored to a top corner portion of a pickup truck bed, comprising: a) a body having a front face, a rear face juxtaposed against a top portion of an interior side of the pickup truck bed, and an opening extending between the front and rear face; b) a screw having a head portion, a shank portion extending through the opening between the front and rear face, and a lug adapted to attach to an interior top side corner portion of the pickup truck bed to thereby releasably attach the body to a chosen position along the length thereof; c) an arm having a bracket end, hingably attached to the bracket, and an opposite inwardly projecting end; d) a releasable bicycle attachment end portion carried by an unattached end of the arm; so that a bicycle attached to the bicycle attachment end portion can be releasably held at a selected projected distance from a side of the pickup truck, thereby enabling a bicycle to be carried in an upright position along an inside of a projecting wheel cover within the pickup truck bed; and so that when a bicycle is not being carried the arm can be conveniently folded down to a storage position, adjacent the bracket body, thereby facilitating full and unobstructed use of the pickup truck bed for other cargo.