Patent ID: 6892913

Claim:
A roof-mounted bicycle holder for vehicles, said bicycle holder comprising a profiled carrier on which a bicycle is intended to be positioned in an upright position, first and second fastening devices on said profiled carrier for securing said profiled carrier on first and second load-carrier rails, said rails being attached to said vehicle roof, and a holding arm pivotally mounted on said profiled carrier for pivotal movement essentially between a release position and a securing position in which said holding arm is attachable to the frame of the bicycle, wherein said bicycle holder has a locking device comprising an actuating member connected to said first fastening device to actuate said first fastening device between a release position and a fastening position, wherein said actuating member comprises a blocking edge in the form of an undercut groove made in said actuating member, and in that the holding arm is kinetically rigidly connected to a locking means arranged, in response to the pivotal movements of the holding arm, to be shifted between a blocking position associated with the securing position of the holding arm and a release position associated with the release position of the holding arm, wherein the locking means has a shape that essentially is complementary to that of said undercut groove of the actuating member and wherein said locking means is arranged to engage with said said undercut groove when the actuating means assumes its fastening position and the holding arm assumes its securing position.