Graber Products, Inc.

John W Graber

A foldable bicycle carrier comprising a main frame adapted to be mounted on the rear of a vehicle, an auxiliary frame mounted for movement between an upright position alongside the main frame and an erected position extending rearwardly of the main frame, and a pair of bicycle support frames mounted on the auxiliary frame for pivotal movement between a folded position extending inwardly of the auxiliary frame and an erected position extending outwardly of the auxiliary frame. Bicycle wheel receiving channels are provided on the bicycle support frames for receiving and supporting the bicycle wheels and a bicycle support arm is mounted on the main frame for movement between a folded position alongside the main frame and an erected position extending rearwardly from the main frame for engagement with the bicycle.

Vehicle mounted foldable bicycle carrier

A bumper attached bicycle carrier including a carrier frame having generally upright rack legs and bicycle engaging arms extending rearwardly from the frame for engaging and supporting a bicycle in a generally upright condition. A bumper engaging foot assembly is mounted on each rack leg and each foot assembly includes a generally V-shaped pivot bracket pivotally mounted at its apex on the rack leg at locations spaced above the lower end of the rack leg, and upper and lower bumper engaging feet pivotally mounted on each pivot bracket for pivotal movement about foot pivot axes parallel to and spaced laterally from the bracket pivot axis. Each foot member has a resilient bumper engaging face and the foot members are adapted to pivot relative to the associated bracket to conform to the contour of bumpers of widely different shape. Lower flexible anchors are adjustably attached to the lower ends of the rack legs and upper flexible straps are attached to the carrier frame above the pivot axis to draw the legs to a generally upright condition while pressing the foot assemblies against the rear side of the bumper.

Bumper mounted bicycle carrier

A bicycle support stand for supporting a bicycle by engagement with a wheel of the bicycle. The stand includes a base frame having cross frame members and longitudinal frame members extending between the cross frame members and spaced apart to receive a bicycle tire adjacent the lower side of the bicycle wheel. Crotch frames are attached to the base frame adjacent each end of the longitudinal frame members and extend upwardly therefrom and have U-shaped crotch portions spaced above the base frame and arranged to straddle a bicycle tire at locations spaced above the base frame.

Bicycle support stand

A carrier for mounting on the rear body portion of a vehicle including a frame having front and rear pairs of legs interconnected at their upper ends and with their distal ends spaced apart to engage the rear body portion of a vehicle at spaced locations. A rear vehicle engaging foot assembly is provided on each of the rear legs and includes a U-shaped bracket member pivotally mounted intermediate its ends to the distal end of the rear leg, and a pair of foot members pivotally mounted at the ends of the bracket member to enable the foot members to conform to different vehicle contours including convex and concave surfaces, independent of the angular position of the rear leg relative to the body surface. The carrier is provided with bicycle support arms and a lever is pivotally mounted on the outer end of one of the arms and arranged to be locked to the arm by a padlock to inhibit theft of the bicycles.

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Stoughton, WI, United States of America

John W Graber