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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Inventor:
Joseph Settelmayer, McKinleyville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/048 (2006.01); E05B 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/10 (2013.01); B60R 9/048 (2013.01); E05B 71/00 (2013.01); Y10S 411/918 (2013.01); Y10S 411/955 (2013.01); Y10T 70/5872 (2015.04);
Abstract
An assembly secures a bicycle having first and second fork prongs to a vehicle. The assembly includes an elongated skewer for mounting the first and second fork prongs of the bicycle thereon. The elongated skewer defines a longitudinal axis, and has a first end portion and a second non-threaded end portion. The assembly also includes a stop removably coupled to the second non-threaded end portion of the elongated skewer, and a sleeve movably coupled to the elongated skewer and removably coupled to the stop to lock the stop on the elongated skewer.