Patent ID: 9068619
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B60R,B62H,F16F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A shock absorbing cradle for supporting a bicycle top tube on an arm tube of a bicycle carrier, the cradle comprising: an arm receiving base having a bicycle carrier arm tube engaging surface; a bicycle top tube engagement portion having a top tube engaging surface above the arm tube engaging surface in a bicycle transporting orientation, the bicycle top tube engagement portion releasably coupled to the arm receiving base in the bicycle transportation orientation; and a removable resilient force-responsive contraction/expansion mechanism interposed between the arm receiving base and the bicycle top tube engagement portion, the contraction/expansion mechanism biased toward an expanded configuration against the bicycle top tube engagement portion, and in direct contact therewith, whereby travel of the bicycle top tube engaging surface relative to the arm tube engaging surface is accommodated, wherein the contraction/expansion mechanism is held in place with respect to the arm receiving base by the bicycle top tube engagement portion in the bicycle transportation orientation.