Patent ID: 8196789
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bike rack comprising an elongate wheel tray body configured to support a bicycle, a front clamp connected to the wheel tray body, configured to secure the wheel tray body on a first crossbar, a rear clamp connected to the wheel tray body, configured to secure the wheel tray body on a second crossbar, a rear wheel binding connected to the wheel tray body, configured to secure the rear wheel of a bike on the wheel tray body, and a fork mount having a skewer assembly for securing a fork of a bike to the fork mount, the skewer assembly including, a shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion having an enlarged structure larger than a standard drop out gap, the second end portion having threads, a keyed member connected to the second end portion of the shaft, the keyed member being free to slide axially along the shaft but not permitted to rotate around the shaft, a handle device having a threaded connection to the second end portion of the shaft, rotation of the handle device around the shaft causing adjustment of an effective length of the shaft, and a lock device configured to selective couple the handle device to the keyed member and prevent rotation of the handle device around the shaft wherein the lock device includes a locking plate being keyed to the handle device and having an interface configured for locking engagement with the keyed member under pressure when the handle device is manipulated to a locking position.