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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1999
James R Noel, Hamden, CT (US);
Thomas A Chimenti, Fairfield, CT (US);
Frederick G Murray, Southington, CT (US);
Jan Erik Johansson, Hillerstorp, SE;
Industri AB Thule, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A mechanism for releasably fixing a bicycle's fork upon a support. The mechanism includes a bicycle fork anchor having a fork pinching assembly that has two bicycle fork prong receiving portions. A handle is operably coupled to, or associated with the fork pinching assembly for configuring the fork pinching assembly between a bicycle fork pre-pinched position and a bicycle fork pinch-secured position. Also, the handle is located between the fork prong receiving portions. Supplementarily, an adjustable mounting may be included for permitting the bicycle fork anchor to be canted to a side within a substantially horizontal plane thereby turning the handle bars of a bicycle that is secured upon the bicycle fork anchor.