초록 ▼

Rack means for mounting and carring devices such as two-wheeled vehicles (e.g., bicycles) on engine-powered vehicles such as automobiles includes structures for clamping the rack between the trunk and trunk lid, the engine well and engine hood, or between some other opening on the automobile and a c

Rack means for mounting and carring devices such as two-wheeled vehicles (e.g., bicycles) on engine-powered vehicles such as automobiles includes structures for clamping the rack between the trunk and trunk lid, the engine well and engine hood, or between some other opening on the automobile and a closure appended to that opening. Racks of this kind permit carrying two or more bicycles in side-by-side relationship with minimum abrasion of one against another.

대표청구항 ▼

Rack means for mounting at least one two-wheeled vehicle having a substantially triangular-shaped frame on an engine-powered vehicle comprising a frame, first support means slidably joined to and projecting from one side of said frame, second support means slidably joined to and projecting farther t

Rack means for mounting at least one two-wheeled vehicle having a substantially triangular-shaped frame on an engine-powered vehicle comprising a frame, first support means slidably joined to and projecting from one side of said frame, second support means slidably joined to and projecting farther than said first support means from said one side of the frame, third support means joined to and projecting from said one side of the frame, said third support means including means for receiving and supporting the horizontal member of said substantially triangular-shaped frame of at least one two-wheeled vehicle, fourth support means joined to and projecting from said one side of the frame, said fourth support means including means for receiving and supporting the horizontal member of said substantially triangular-shaped frame of at least one two-wheeled vehicle, said receiving and supporting means lying at least partly along a common line, each of said third and fourth support means forming an angle with respect to said frame in the range of about 35°to about 85°, means joined to and projecting from the second side of said frame for being releasably secured between an opening in said engine-powered vehicle and closure means appended to said opening, and seating means joined to said frame and shaped to join said frame to said engine-powered vehicle.