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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2001
Mark A. Dahl, Rice Lake, WI (US);
Todd W. Lassanske, Ridgeway, WI (US);
Graber Products, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A stabilizing support for engaging an article such as a bicycle with a vehicle-mounted carrier which includes a rearwardly extending support member. The support generally includes a first support section having a recess within which a portion of the bicycle frame is received. The support further includes a stabilizer section which is pivotably mounted relative to the first support section. The stabilizer section includes a pair of legs which are spaced apart from each other to define an open area therebetween. The stabilizer section can be moved in either direction to various positions so as to receive and engage portions of the bicycle frame or other parts of the bicycle within the open area. The stabilizer section engages the bicycle at a location vertically offset from the location at which the bicycle frame is engaged with the first support section, to stabilize the bicycle.