Patent ID: 7174852

Claim:
A pet carrier assembly for mounting to a bicycle between the saddle and the handlebars of the bicycle, the carrier assembly comprising an elongate support and a pet carrier attachable to the support, the support including: i) first and second ends; ii) a first clamp associated with said first end for gripping a tubular member of said bicycle adjacent to said handlebars; iii) a second clamp associated with said second end for gripping a tubular member of said bicycle rearwardly of said first clamp; iv) an elongate member for supporting said pet carrier and fastenable thereto, said member including opposed sidewalls, a web spanning said sidewalls, an interior space between said sidewalls, and a joining end region opposite a clamp end region associated with said first clamp; v) a pair of bars each having a linear region and an angled region, each of said bars for fastening to one of said sidewalls, said linear region associated with said second clamp, said angled region adjacent said linear region; and vi) at least two fasteners enabling the fastening to the sidewalls in either of at least two orientation-differing relationships, wherein in one of said two relationships angling out from said linear region is in one direction, and in the other of said relationships angling out from said linear region is in a different direction.