Inventors:
Dennis Began - Farmington Hills MI
Wayne L. Craig - Mt. Clemens MI
International Classification:
B60R 900
Abstract:
A bicycle carrier having a pair of frame mounting brackets secured to the frame of a vehicle at spaced locations which include tubular sleeves which extend from the rear of the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle. A rack assembly having a U-shaped support tube with an inverted U-shaped portion disposed substantially perpendicular to two ends extending from said portion toward the front of the vehicle. The ends are adapted to be received within the tubular sleeves of the mounting brackets. Bicycle hanger rods are secured to the top of the inverted U-shaped support tube and extend rearwardly therefrom. A locking hasp is provided to lock one or more bicycles onto the hanger rods. Two different embodiments of the frame mounting brackets are disclosed, one being a two-piece clamp for supporting the tube sleeve along its length, and the second, being a mounting plate having holes for bolting the bracket to corresponding holes formed in the frame of the vehicle and having a strut for supporting the tube sleeve along its length.