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A collapsible rack is provided for installation in the bed of an automotive vehicle, such as a van, pickup truck or trailer. The rack includes a rectangular grate which defines a plurality of bike wheel receiving slots and which is carried between a pair of parallel arms. The arms are rotatably secu

A collapsible rack is provided for installation in the bed of an automotive vehicle, such as a van, pickup truck or trailer. The rack includes a rectangular grate which defines a plurality of bike wheel receiving slots and which is carried between a pair of parallel arms. The arms are rotatably secured to the ends of the grate and to the bed of a vehicle so that the grate can be moved between a collapsed position lying upon the bed of the vehicle and an erected position inclined relative to the vehicle bed to receive the front wheel of a motorized bike. A pair of straps of adjustable length are provided with hooks on both ends to extend between the grate and a motorized bike with a wheel of the motorized bike positioned in one of the slots to hold the motorized bike erect in the bed of an automotive vehicle.

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A collapsible bike rack for use in an automotive vehicle comprising a rectangular frame formed with a first pair of parallel sides serving as horizontal members and a second pair of parallel sides serving as ends oriented perpendicular to said horizontal members and further including a plurality of

A collapsible bike rack for use in an automotive vehicle comprising a rectangular frame formed with a first pair of parallel sides serving as horizontal members and a second pair of parallel sides serving as ends oriented perpendicular to said horizontal members and further including a plurality of interior dividers extending parallel to said ends and spaced arart to define openings to receive a wheel of a bike, a pair of arms of equal length each rotatably hinged along a common axis to a separate one of said ends, means for rotatably coupling said arms to the bed of the vehicle comprised of a horizontally disposed axle extending between said arms and located on said bed of said vehicle wherein said arms are rigidly joined to the ends of said axle remote from said common axis whereby said axle turns in rotation with said arms, a sleeve disposed about the center of said axle, and means for rigidly securing said sleeve to said bed of said vehicle, whereby said axle turns within said sleeve and whereby said arms rotate in tandem parallel to each other to alternatively bring said frame into an erected position and a collapled position residing flat against said vehicle bed, and straps of adjustable length having releasable coupling means for releasably securing said frame to a bike positioned with a wheel in one of said openings.