Patent ID: 8505793
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle carrier, comprising an elongate wheel tray defining a longitudinal axis and having a top side and a bottom side, the top side forming a channel and the bottom side providing a track, the channel and the track extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, a taco supported by the wheel tray and having a curved expanse nested inside the channel configured for contacting and cradling a bicycle tire, the taco being slidable in the channel along the longitudinal axis, the taco having opposing side walls, each wall having a notch and a ratcheting receiver, and a strap having two end portions, each end portion having teeth for engaging one of the ratcheting receivers, wherein the notches in the walls are configured to permit cinching of a strap around wheels of different sizes, wherein the curved expanse of the taco forms a recess that receives a portion of a bicycle tire, and wherein each notch communicates with the recess.