Park a Bike, Inc.

Other

Thule Sweden Ab

Donn Van Dusen

Greg A Bauer

Warren Scott Sax, Sr

Outer surface of bicycle container door

Snow and skateboard tower

Bicycle parking rack with display area

Angled tower bicycle parking stand

The parking rack is formed of a length of rope wire curved generally into a majority of a circle. The rope wire extends between a first end and a second end. The rope wire is formed of bundles of individual strands of wire with a coating on an outside thereof. The coating is preferably somewhat resilient and at least partially transparent. The ends of the rope wire are fixed to an anchor through a first interface and a second interface. These interfaces are offset laterally so that the rope wire follows somewhat of a helical path to maintain stability while still exhibiting flexibility. Bicycles can thus be parked adjacent to the parking rack and secured thereto with the flexibility characteristics of the parking rack minimizing damage and maximizing convenience in attaching the bicycle to the parking rack.

Bicycle parking rack featuring flexible rope wire

Bicycle parking stand

A water sports tower is pivotably attached to a watercraft through an articulating base structure. A joint is supplied joining lower ends of uprights of the tower to gunwales of the watercraft. The joints are configured to join each of the lower ends of the uprights through the joint to the gunwale. The joint includes a follower element opposite a reference element with the reference fixed to the gunwale of the watercraft and the follower element fixed to the lower ends of the uprights of the tower. A pair of links, including a short link and a long link, join portions of the reference and portions of the follower. A driver is preferably provided between at least two of the elements of the joint, such as between the follower and the reference. The driver can supply an additional force to assist in raising and lowering of the tower relative to the watercraft.

Articulating base water sports tower

Vehicle roof top carrier

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Yuba City, CA, United States of America

Donn Van Dusen