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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce C Hewson, West Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
224 / ; 224 4221 ; 224282 ;
Abstract
Existing bicycle carriers block access to the rear door or hatchback of a vehicle when attached to the rear bumper. The present invention provides a bicycle carrier attachable to a vehicle's rear trailer hitch which is pivotable to swing down from a vertical position to a lowered position to permit access to the rear door of the vehicle.