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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory A. Dean, McKinleyville, CA (US);
Scott R. Allen, Fieldbrook, CA (US);
Assignee:
Yakima Products, Inc., Arcata, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/048 ; B60R 9/052 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/048 ; B60R 9/052 ;
Abstract
A rack for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle. The rack includes a frame adapted to be secured to the vehicle and a securing structure mounted to the frame. The securing structure is adapted to receive and selectively secure and release a portion of the bicycle. The securing structure further includes generally symmetric adjustment mechanisms disposed on each side of a plane defined by the bicycle whereby the securing structure can be secured to or released from the portion of the bicycle from either side of the bicycle.