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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Carlos Emilio Merino, Mexico City, MX;
Jonatan Leff Yaffe, Mexico City, MX;
Pedro Montoya, Mexico City, MX;
Iuis Manuel Garcia, Mexico City, MX;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting a bicycle having wheels and a frame relative to a cargo bed of a pickup truck having a tailgate, spaced sidewalls and a front wall. The apparatus comprises a carrier adapted for receiving and supporting the bicycle frame and a guide for mounting to the sidewall for guiding movement of the carrier in the travel direction. The guide may comprise parallel rails for slidably engaging a connector of the carrier. The carrier may be adapted for moving, such as by pivoting, between a stowed position aligned with the travel direction and an extended position transverse to the travel direction.