Patent ID: 8220678

Claim:
A load carrier arrangement for transporting a bicycle when secured thereupon, said load carrier arrangement comprising: a frame assembly adapted to be mounted to a carrying vehicle, said frame assembly comprising at least one elongate arm configured to receive a bicycle cradle thereupon; a bicycle cradle mounted upon said arm and being operator configurable between a bicycle transporting configuration and a non-transporting configuration; said cradle having a through-passage within which said elongate arm is received, said cradle being operator reciprocal on said elongate arm in the non-transporting configuration thereby facilitating variable longitudinal positioning of said cradle by the operator upon said arm; said cradle having an increased resistance to longitudinal reciprocation on said elongate arm in said bicycle transporting configuration in comparison to said non-transporting configuration and thereby being effectively longitudinally fixed on said elongate arm in the bicycle transporting configuration to an extent that a secured portion of a carried bicycle in said cradle is longitudinally fixed relative to said elongate arm during transport on said load carrier arrangement; and a retaining strap configured to fit around said elongate arm adjacent to an exterior of said cradle such that pulling forces exerted on said retaining strap cause a binding effect between said retaining strap and said cradle to increase resistance to longitudinal reciprocation of said cradle on said elongate arm; said cradle comprising a chamfered surface at a first portion of the through-passage, said chamfered surface being oriented to face said restraining strap when said retraining strap is configured adjacent the exterior of said cradle, and said chamfered surface being cooperable with said retaining strap to further cause the binding effect between said retaining strap and said cradle.