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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Yakima Products, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Lesley, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Yakima Products, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2013.01); B60R 9/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bicycle carrier for securing a bicycle on top of a vehicle is disclosed, including a fork mount and a tail mount. The fork mount is configured to clamp a first crossbar of the vehicle, while the tail mount is configured to clamp a second crossbar of the vehicle. The fork mount includes a passage and a pair of inserts configured to be secured at opposing ends of the passage. A skewer is configured to protrude through apertures in a front fork of a bicycle, through the pair of inserts, and through the passage to secure the front fork to the fork mount.