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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2010
Chris Sautter, Portland, OR (US);
James Buckroyd, Portland, OR (US);
Zac Elder, Portland, OR (US);
Doug Fjelland, Medford, OR (US);
Charles Kraeuter, Portland, OR (US);
Chris Sautter, Portland, OR (US);
James Buckroyd, Portland, OR (US);
Zac Elder, Portland, OR (US);
Doug Fjelland, Medford, OR (US);
Charles Kraeuter, Portland, OR (US);
Yakima Innovation Development Corporation, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A vehicle rack for carrying a bicycle wheel, a wheel carrier mountable on a load supporting bar of a vehicle rack, and methods of using a vehicle rack and/or wheel carrier to hold a bicycle wheel. In some embodiments, the wheel carrier may include a base, a pair of arms connected to the base and defining slots for receiving an axle of a bicycle wheel, and a strap securable to the base over a rim of the bicycle wheel to restrict removal of the wheel from the arms.