Patent ID: 7264145
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A carrier for transporting a bicycle on a vehicle, the carrier comprising: a cradle engageable with a wheel of the bicycle, the cradle comprising a pair of elongated spaced apart parallel rails; an axle having one end rotatably connected to one of the spaced apart parallel rails and a second end rotatably connected to the opposite rail; a non-extensile locking arm for overlaying with tension an outer perimeter of the wheel, the locking arm disposed between the spaced apart rails and attached to the axle for enabling a full 360 degrees of unobstructed rotation of the locking arm about a longitudinal axis of the axle; and a biasing member having one end operable connected to the cradle and an opposite end operably connected to the locking arm for applying a torsional biasing force to the locking arm for releasably engaging the outer perimeter of the wheel with the axle.