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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Abstract
A wheel holder for a bicycle carrier for a vehicle includes at least one body having at least one wheel receiving surface, a first plane aligned with a rotation plane of the bicycle wheel after the bicycle wheel has been mounted to the wheel holder, and at least one fastening member configured to retain the bicycle wheel to the at least one wheel receiving surface of the body. The fastening member has a released position in which the bicycle wheel can be positioned in the wheel holder and a secured position in which the wheel holder retains the bicycle wheel. The at least one fastening member is configured to extend in a diagonal direction across the first plane when positioned in the secured position.