Patent ID: 7726528
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A bicycle carrier, comprising a rack including cross bars for mounting on a vehicle; and a fork mount including a head portion adapted to selectively clamp the fork mount to one of the cross bars, and a clamping assembly adapted to selectively secure forks of a bicycle to the head portion, the clamping assembly having a bolt, an actuator handle that pivots around a pivot axis between a first position and a second position, a skewer assembly having a center portion, and an adjustment member threaded onto an end of the bolt that permits longitudinal adjustment of the clamping assembly to accommodate different fork dimensions, the pivot axis of the actuator handle being located between the center portion of the skewer assembly and the adjustment member, the adjustment member being accessible when the actuator handle is in the first position, wherein the actuator handle closes over the adjustment member as it pivots into the second position, thereby blocking access to the adjustment member.