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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Keith L. Prescott, Cambridge, VT (US);
John D. Fiegener, Marblehead, MN (US);
Joseph R. Flaherty, Prospect, CT (US);
Thomas J. Hanson, Rye, NY (US);
Timothy J. Makris, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Michael Tinstman, Maiden, MA (US);
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A bicycle carrier rack mountable to a vehicle includes a mounting member configured to abut against the vehicle and a flexible strap coupled to the mounting member, the flexible strap having a free end. A blocker is disposed at the free end of the flexible strap and a hooked end piece is removably coupled to the free end of the flexible strap. The hooked end piece includes a distal end having a hooked portion and a proximal end. A cover has a passage extending therethrough from a first end of the cover to a second end of the cover. The cover is slidably disposed about the flexible strap and configured to enclose the blocker and a portion of the hooked end piece within an interior of the cover. The blocker inhibits movement of the flexible strap through the proximal end of the hooked end piece in the proximal direction.