Bicycle rack installable in a pickup truck bed or trailer
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60R-009/10
B60P-003/077
출원번호
US-0031037
(2013-09-18)
등록번호
US-9022265
(2015-05-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Wolfe, Daniel Glen
Gatenby, Russell
출원인 / 주소
Wolfe, Daniel Glen
대리인 / 주소
Fox, III, Angus C.
인용정보
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4인용 특허 :
14
초록▼
An improved, simple rack for the secure transport of bicycles and small motorcycles in the bed of a pickup truck or trailer without clamping, strapping or dissasembly of the cycle, and with minimal obstruction of the load-carrying bed floor, has individual cycle wheel receptacles with both fixed and
An improved, simple rack for the secure transport of bicycles and small motorcycles in the bed of a pickup truck or trailer without clamping, strapping or dissasembly of the cycle, and with minimal obstruction of the load-carrying bed floor, has individual cycle wheel receptacles with both fixed and spring-loaded wheel clamping brackets, that are secured to at least one rack rail assembly that is secured to opposite sides of the truck or trailer bed. In order to secure a cycle in the rack, a front or rear wheel of the cycle is lifted up and pushed into the wheel receptacle between the fixed and spring-loaded wheel clamping brackets. In order to unload the cycle, the wheel is pushed against the spring-loaded wheel clamping bracket, thereby releasing the wheel from the fixed wheel clamping bracket, and is, then, pulled upwardly from the wheel receptacle.
대표청구항▼
1. A bicycle transport rack securable to upper portions of opposed side walls of a cargo bed, said rack comprising: at least one rack rail assembly securable between said opposed upper portions; andat least one wheel receptacle having a base member securable to said at least one rack rail assembly;a
1. A bicycle transport rack securable to upper portions of opposed side walls of a cargo bed, said rack comprising: at least one rack rail assembly securable between said opposed upper portions; andat least one wheel receptacle having a base member securable to said at least one rack rail assembly;an upwardly-facing V-channel bracket, secured to the base member, which transversely locates and grips a lower edge of a cycle wheel;a first wheel clamping bracket rigidly affixed to said base member, said first wheel clamping bracket having a first V-shaped clamp at a distal end thereof which grips a transversely located cycle wheel on its circumference at a first distance from said V-channel bracket; anda second wheel clamping bracket pivotally affixed to said base member and spring biased toward said first wheel clamping bracket, said second wheel clamping bracket having a second V-shaped clamp at a distal end thereof which grips a transversely located cycle wheel on its circumference at a second distance from said V-channel bracket and at a third distance from said first V-shaped clamp; andwherein a cycle wheel secured by said V-channel bracket and said first and second wheel clamping brackets cannot be removed from said at least one wheel receptacle without, first, pivoting said second wheel clamping bracket away from said first wheel clamping bracket. 2. The bicycle transport rack of claim 1, which further comprises a pair of bracket assemblies, each of which is securable to one of the opposed side walls, each bracket assembly comprising: an upper portion which rests on an upper edge of one of the side walls, and to which an end of said at least one rack rail assembly is securable; anda lower portion, secured to said upper portion, which clamps to a rail channel beneath the upper edge of the same side wall. 3. The bicycle transport rack of claim 1, wherein said first wheel clamping bracket consists of a looped steel rod having its ends rigidly secured to said base member. 4. The bicycle transport rack of claim 1, wherein said second wheel clamping bracket consists of a looped steel rod having its ends pivotally secured to opposite sides of said base member. 5. The bicycle transport rack of claim 4, wherein the ends of said second wheel clamping bracket each have coaxial eyes, and the base member has a pair of downward projecting ears equipped with coaxial apertures, and a bolt passes through the coaxial eyes and coaxial apertures and is secured with a nut, thereby securing said second wheel clamping bracket to said base member. 6. The bicycle transport rack of claim 5, wherein said bolt passes through a coil spring that provides biasing of said second wheel clamping bracket toward said first wheel clamping bracket. 7. The bicycle transport rack of claim 1, wherein said at least one rack rail assembly comprises a pair of horizontally spaced-apart, parallel rack rail assemblies, to which the base member of said at least one wheel receptacle is secured. 8. The bicycle transport rack of claim 1, wherein said at least one rack rail assembly is telescoping so as to accommodate cargo beds of varying widths. 9. A bicycle transport rack securable to parallel opposed side rails of a pickup cargo bed, said rack comprising: at least one rack rail assembly securable between said opposed rails; andat least one wheel receptacle having a base member securable to said at least one rack rail assembly;an upwardly-facing bracket, secured to the base member, which grips a lower edge of a cycle wheel;a first wheel clamping bracket rigidly affixed to said base member, said first wheel clamping bracket having a first V-shaped clamp at a distal end thereof which grips a cycle wheel positioned in the wheel receptacle on its circumference at a first distance from said upwardly-facing bracket; anda second wheel clamping bracket pivotally affixed to said base member and spring biased toward said first wheel clamping bracket, said second wheel clamping bracket having a second V-shaped clamp at a distal end thereof which grips a cycle wheel positioned in the wheel receptacle on its circumference at a second distance from said V-channel bracket and at a third distance from said first V-shaped clamp. 10. The bicycle transport rack of claim 9, which further comprises a pair of bracket assemblies, each of which is securable to one of the parallel, opposed side rails of the pickup cargo bed, each bracket assembly having a clamping mechanism that secures it to one of the side rails. 11. The bicycle transport rack of claim 9, wherein said at least one wheel receptacle is slidably securable to said at least one rack rail assembly at any position along its length. 12. The bicycle transport rack of claim 9, wherein said first wheel clamping bracket consists of a steel rod, with said first V-shaped clamp forming a switchback at the center thereof so that opposite ends of the rod can be rigidly secured to said base member. 13. The bicycle transport rack of claim 9, wherein said second wheel clamping bracket consists of a steel rod, with said second V-shaped clamp forming a switchback at the center thereof so that opposite ends of the rod can be pivotally secured to opposite sides of said base member. 14. The bicycle transport rack of claim 9, wherein: each end of said second wheel clamping bracket is equipped with an eye that is coaxial with an eye on the other end;the base member has a pair of downward projecting ears equipped with coaxial apertures; anda bolt passes through the coaxial eyes and coaxial apertures and is secured with a nut, thereby securing said second wheel clamping bracket to said base member. 15. The bicycle transport rack of claim 14, wherein said bolt passes through a coil spring that provides biasing of said second wheel clamping bracket toward said first wheel clamping bracket. 16. The bicycle transport rack of claim 9, wherein said at least one rack rail assembly comprises a pair of horizontally spaced-apart, parallel rack rail assemblies, to which the base member of said at least one wheel receptacle is secured. 17. The bicycle transport rack of claim 9, wherein said at least one rack rail assembly is telescoping so as to accommodate cargo beds of varying widths. 18. A bicycle transport rack securable to parallel opposed side rails of a pickup cargo bed, said rack comprising: a pair of telescoping, horizontally spaced-apart, parallel rack rail assemblies securable between said opposed rails; andat least one wheel receptacle having a base member securable to said pair of parallel rack rail assemblies;an upwardly-facing bracket, secured to the base member, which grips a lower edge of a cycle wheel; a first wheel clamping bracket consisting of a first steel rod having a first V-shaped clamp at a switchback bend in the center thereof, said first wheel clamping bracket being bilaterally symmetrical and having spaced-apart ends that are rigidly affixed to said base member, said first V-shaped clamp being located at a distal end of said first wheel clamping bracket such that it can grip a cycle wheel positioned in the wheel receptacle on its circumference at a first distance from said upwardly-facing bracket; anda second wheel clamping bracket consisting of a second steel rod having a second V-shaped clamp at a switchback bend in the center thereof, said second wheel clamping bracket being bilaterally symmetrical and pivotally affixed to said base member and spring biased toward said first wheel clamping bracket, said second V-shaped clamp being located at a distal end of said second wheel clamping bracket such that can grip a cycle wheel positioned in the wheel receptacle on its circumference at a second distance from said V-channel bracket and at a third distance from said first V-shaped clamp. 19. The bicycle transport rack of claim 18, wherein: each end of said second wheel clamping bracket is equipped with an eye that is coaxial with an eye on the other end thereof;the base member has a pair of downward projecting ears equipped with coaxial apertures; anda bolt passes through the coaxial eyes and coaxial apertures and is secured with a nut, thereby pivotally securing said second wheel clamping bracket to said base member. 20. The bicycle transport rack of claim 19, wherein said bolt passes through a coil spring that provides biasing of said second wheel clamping bracket toward said first wheel clamping bracket.
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