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A combination bicycle mount and a collapsible holder by which the bicycle mount is removably coupled to an existing trailer hitch of a motor vehicle. With the bicycle mount uncoupled from the collapsible holder, the holder is adapted to be folded into a compact package to facilitate transport and st

A combination bicycle mount and a collapsible holder by which the bicycle mount is removably coupled to an existing trailer hitch of a motor vehicle. With the bicycle mount uncoupled from the collapsible holder, the holder is adapted to be folded into a compact package to facilitate transport and storage between uses. The bicycle mount includes upper and lower retaining plates between which a single bicycle frame bar or a pair of bicycle frame bars are received and retained. A threaded locking bolt extends between the upper and lower retaining plates to be rotated in either a first direction to cause the retaining plates to move together to establish a clamping force against the bicycle frame bars or an opposite direction to reduce the clamping force. A cranking tab is pivotally connected to the head of the locking bolt to be rotated between a locked position at which to prevent the locking bolt from being rotated and an unlocked position at which to permit the locking bolt to be rotated.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A combination comprising:a holder having first and second ends, the first end of said holder to be removably coupled to a trailer hitch of a motor vehicle; anda bicycle mount to be removably coupled to the second end of said holder, said bicycle mount including an upper retaining

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A combination comprising:a holder having first and second ends, the first end of said holder to be removably coupled to a trailer hitch of a motor vehicle; anda bicycle mount to be removably coupled to the second end of said holder, said bicycle mount including an upper retaining plate, a lower retaining plate positioned in opposite facing alignment with said upper retaining plate to receive and retain therebetween at least one frame bar of a bicycle, a locking bolt extending between said upper and lower retaining plates, said locking bolt being rotated in a first direction to cause said upper and lower retaining plates to be moved together to establish a clamping pressure on said at least one frame bar, and said locking bolt being rotated in an opposite direction to cause said upper and lower retaining plates to be moved apart to decrease the clamping pressure on said at lease one frame bar, a spring located between said upper and lower retaining plates, said spring being compressed to store energy when said locking bolt is moved in said first direction to cause said upper and lower retaining plates to be moved together, and said spring expanding to release the stored energy for urging said upper and lower retaining plates to be moved apart when said locking bolt is rotated in said opposite direction, and a locking arm coupled to said locking bolt to control the rotation of said locking bolt, said locking arm being detachably connected to said upper and lower retaining plates to prevent a rotation of said locking bolt, and said locking arm being detached from said upper and lower retaining plates to enable said locking bolt to be rotated.