Patent ID: 7726529

Claim:
A bicycle carrier, comprising a rack including cross bars for mounting on a vehicle, a fork mount including a head portion adapted to selectively clamp the fork mount to one of the cross bars, and a skewer assembly having a middle skewer portion for engaging forks of a bicycle, the skewer assembly including a threaded bolt member having an end, an adjustment knob connected to the end of the bolt member, the knob being rotatable to permit longitudinal adjustment of the skewer assembly to accommodate different fork dimensions, and a cover member pivotally mounted on the head portion, the cover member being moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the cover member pivots around an axis located between the adjustment knob and the middle skewer portion of the skewer assembly, the cover member including a cam mechanism which tightens the skewer assembly on a bicycle fork upon closure of the cover member, and wherein the cover member covers the adjustment knob when in the closed position to prevent access to the adjustment knob.