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Timothy J Makris

Joseph R Flaherty

Keith L Prescott

Thomas J Hanson

John R Laverack

Greg G Weaver

Michael D Tinstman

Gregor G Weaver

John Darin Fiegener

Kevin S Bogoslofski

Neil J Kennedy

Douglas B Winner

Andrew James Hughes

Thomas Joel Andersen

Ian Quarrier McLeran

Joseph John Settelmayer

Joe Settelmayer

John D Fiegener

Frederic Clark

A carrier rack mountable to a vehicle includes a splined member, a first arm rotationally coupled about the splined member, and a latch coupled to the first arm. The splined member includes a plurality of splines disposed along an external surface of the splined member. The splined member is disposed through an aperture in a proximal end of the first arm. The latch is configured to engage the splined member to fix the first arm about the splined member.

Vehicle trunk mountable bicycle rack

Splined hub with locking latch for a rack arrangement mountable to a motor vehicle

A cargo box attachable to a vehicle that includes a cover shell having a textured portion that lessens aerodynamic drag on the combination of the vehicle and cargo box.

Cargo box with aerodynamic textured surface

A bicycle carrier rack mountable to a vehicle includes a mounting member configured to abut against the vehicle and a flexible strap coupled to the mounting member, the flexible strap having a free end. A blocker is disposed at the free end of the flexible strap and a hooked end piece is removably coupled to the free end of the flexible strap. The hooked end piece includes a distal end having a hooked portion and a proximal end. A cover has a passage extending therethrough from a first end of the cover to a second end of the cover. The cover is slidably disposed about the flexible strap and configured to enclose the blocker and a portion of the hooked end piece within an interior of the cover. The blocker inhibits movement of the flexible strap through the proximal end of the hooked end piece in the proximal direction.

Strap with removable hook for rack arrangement mountable to a motor vehicle

A bicycle carrier rack mountable to a vehicle includes a hub having an elongate member with a plurality of teeth disposed on an external surface of the elongate member. An upper mounting member is rotatably coupled to the hub and configured to abut against the vehicle and a lower mounting member is coupled to the hub and configured to abut against the vehicle. A latch having a locked position and an unlocked position is coupled to the upper mounting member. The latch is interferingly fitted against one or more teeth of the elongate member in the locked position and positioned away from the elongate member in the unlocked position, and the upper mounting member is rotatable about the elongate member when the latch is in the unlocked position and fixed about the elongate member when the latch is in the locked position.

Locking latch on central hub for a rack arrangement mountable to a motor vehicle

Trunk mountable bicycle carrier racks and various improved aspects thereof such as retractable spool mechanism, cable end-hooks, anti-sway device, improved rotatable hubs, and improved frame supports.

A shock absorbing cradle for supporting a bicycle on an arm of a bicycle carrier. The cradle includes an arm receiving base having a bicycle carrier arm engaging surface and a floating carriage releasably coupled to the arm receiving base. The floating carriage includes an upper portion having a bicycle engaging surface and a resilient member disposed between the upper portion and the arm receiving base.

Shock absorbing securement device

Shock absorbing securement devices can anchor a bicycle frame tube to a bicycle carrier. The securement device includes a bicycle carrier engaging surface. The securement device also includes a bicycle frame tube engaging surface positioned at a distance away from the carrier engaging surface in a bicycle transporting orientation. The securement device includes a resilient force-responsive contraction/expansion mechanism biased toward an expanded configuration and coupled between the bicycle frame tube engaging surface and the bicycle carrier engaging surface whereby travel of the bicycle frame tube engaging surface relative to the bicycle carrier engaging surface is accommodated.

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Sandy Hook, CT, United States of America

Timothy J Makris