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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2002
Alexander R. Allen, Bolton, MA (US);
Richard A. Allen, Concord, MA (US);
R. A. Allen Company, Inc., New Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A collapsible bicycle carrier has a base that is configured to fit a trailer hitch receiver on a motor vehicle. An upright frame is operatively connected to the base. A T-shaped member having a vertical upright body and a horizontal crossbar is connected to the frame. A substantially U-shaped carrying assembly having a pair of carrying arms at an open end thereof is pivotally mounted to the crossbar. A slide having a tab is slidably received on the upright body. A bracket is rotatably mounted at its ends to the tab and a closed end of the carrying assembly. A lock is provided on the slide for locking the slide in first and second positions. The carrying arms are in an extended carrying position when the slide is locked in the first position and in a collapsed position when the slide is locked in the second position.