Patent ID: 7784656

Claim:
A motor vehicle bumper and bike rack assembly comprising a bumper structure defining a frontal contact surface and including: a rubberized fascia which defines the frontal contact surface, wherein the fascia includes a plurality of laterally spaced, frontally and upwardly opening notches; and a rigid structural member mounting the fascia and covered by the fascia; a bicycle rack mounted to the rigid structural member of the bumper structure a beam member adapted to be secured to a front end of the vehicle and extend transversely with respect to the front end of the vehicle, wherein the rigid structural member is mounted on the beam member wherein the bicycle rack includes laterally spaced mounting arms and each mounting arm has a lower pivotal end received in a respective notch, the bicycle rack moveable between a working position extending generally forwardly of the bumper structure and a stowed position extending generally vertically upwardly from the bumper structure characterized in that: with the bike rack in its stowed position, the frontal contact surface of the bumper structure is frontally unobstructed by the bike rack so that the contact surface may engage an impact surface without damage to the bicycle rack and without damage to the impact surface from the bicycle rack and with the bike rack in its stowed position, all aspects of the rack are positioned rearwardly of a vertical plane containing the bumper structure frontal contact surface.