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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:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert S Ackerman, Bloomfield, MI (US);
L John Ozark, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414462 ; 224482 ; 224924 ;
Abstract
A system for holding at least one bicycle onto the vertically-oriented rear lift gate of a passenger van includes an upper mount affixed to the upper portion of the lift gate and a lower mount affixed to the lower portion of the lift gate. The upper mount includes a quick release mechanism for clamping the front fork of a bicycle thereto, while the lower mount includes a mount surface for receiving the rear tire of a bicycle therein. A strap holds the tire onto the mount surface of the lower mount.