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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Keith L. Prescott, Cambridge, VT (US);
Jeffrey R. Edgerly, Bristol, CT (US);
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A hitch-mount bicycle carrier including a stinger, a support member coupled to the stinger by a variably configurable hub, a foot having a distal end disposed distally from the support member, and a manual actuator disposed at a distal end of the support member. The stinger is configured to be inserted into a hitch receiver of a vehicle. The support member is configured to be disposed in a plurality of orientations relative to the stinger. The support member supports one or more bicycles. The manual actuator includes a trigger coupled to the variably configurable hub to dispose the support member in the plurality of orientations. A portion of the foot is disposed below the trigger when the support member is in a bicycle carrying position.