Patent ID: 7900802
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bicycle carrier for receiving a fork crown of a bicycle, the bicycle carrier comprising: a support mast; a hitch attachment bar extending generally perpendicular from the support mast; a first elongate support member extending generally perpendicular from the support mast; a second elongate support member connected to the support mast and extending substantially parallel to the first elongate support member; a cradle fixedly disposed along the first elongate support member, the cradle including four rods wherein each of the rods extends away from the first elongate support member and each of the rods has a free distal end, a first pair of the rods forming a first base structure from which the rods thereof further extend and a second pair of the rods forming a second base structure from which the rods thereof further extend, a first portion of the crown fork being received between the first pair of the rods and a second portion of the crown fork being received between the second pair of the rods; and means for securing a wheel of said bicycle to the bicycle carrier, said means being disposed along the second elongate support member.