Patent ID: 9073492
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60R,B62H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An adjustable bicycle carrier comprising: a base being a housing; a first mounting rack rotatably connected with the base and including an inner rod and an outer rod, the inner rod linearly moving in the outer rod and having a retaining seat mounted on a free end thereof and locking a first portion of each of two bicycle wheels; a rotatable adjusting device fixed on a connecting position of the base and the first mounting rack and including a rotating member coaxially joining with the rotatable adjusting device, the rotatable adjusting device also including a pawl wheel fitted on one end thereof and synchronously rotating with the rotating member, a rotatable adjustment knob partially extending out of the base and synchronously rotating with the pawl wheel and the rotating member, a steel cable and a first resilient element which are secured in the inner rod and the outer rod, wherein the steel cable has a first end disposed on a predetermined position of an inner peripheral side of the inner rod and a second end mounted on the rotating member, such that the second end of the steel cable rolls on the rotating member and pulls the inner rod linearly to move to the outer rod when the rotating member rotates, the first resilient element is provided to drive the inner rod to move back to an original position after the inner rod linearly moves to the outer rod; a locking device including a swing arm, and a first end of the swing arm rotatably connecting with a first predetermined position of an inner rim of the base, and a second end of the swing arm coupling with a positioning block, the swing arm having a fixing mount secured on a predetermined portion thereof, wherein the positioning block and the fixing mount simultaneously swing with the swing arm, the fixing mount has a teeth portion for engaging with the pawl wheel, such that when the swing arm swings, the pawl wheel engages with or disengages from the toothed portion.