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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2010
Jason Matthew Dreger, Livonia, MI (US);
Gail Rae Matheus, Salem, MI (US);
Paul Caruso, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Mitchell Auerbach, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Maurice R. Fredricks, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Todd Ireland, Coopersville, MI (US);
Brett Kooistra, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Sean Phillips, Huntsville, CA;
Jason Matthew Dreger, Livonia, MI (US);
Gail Rae Matheus, Salem, MI (US);
Paul Caruso, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Mitchell Auerbach, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Maurice R. Fredricks, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Todd Ireland, Coopersville, MI (US);
Brett Kooistra, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Sean Phillips, Huntsville, CA;
Cequent Performance Products, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for a bike rack for securing at least one bicycle are described herein. The bike rack is attachable to a vehicle receiver hitch. The bike rack includes a hub assembly, hitch insert assembly, and support wing assembly. The tub assembly includes a pair of hubs each having an arm. The hitch insert assembly includes a first end and a second end. The first end is located within the hub assembly and the second end is engageable with the receiver hitch. The hubs are rotatably adjustable about the first end of the hitch insert assembly. The support wing assembly includes a first wing engageable with the arm of the first hub and a second wing engageable with the arm of the second hub. The bike rack also includes an integral locking member and a pair of independently moveable cradles on each wing. Each cradle includes a bike support member.