| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D566034 |
Wheel gripping bicycle carrier |
April 8, 2008 |
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| D562218 |
Fork mount bicycle carrier |
February 19, 2008 |
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| D562217 |
Wheel gripping bicycle carrier |
February 19, 2008 |
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| D561680 |
Fork mount bicycle carrier |
February 12, 2008 |
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| D555573 |
Ski mount |
November 20, 2007 |
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| D543929 |
Vehicle top carrier |
June 5, 2007 |
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| D456694 |
Securing hook for a bicycle rack |
May 7, 2002 |
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| D442506 |
Reflector |
May 22, 2001 |
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| D431523 |
Bicycle rack for a pickup truck |
October 3, 2000 |
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| D422553 |
Roof-mounted basket carrier |
April 11, 2000 |
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| D332243 |
Ski carrier for attachment to the roof of a vehicle |
January 5, 1993 |
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| 7416098 |
Car top carrier |
August 26, 2008 |
| The invention provides improvements for an enclosed carrier configured for mounting on top of a car. |
| 7404504 |
Adjustable rear-mounted cargo carriers |
July 29, 2008 |
| Cargo carriers are disclosed, and more particularly adjustable cargo carriers that may be mounted on a rear of a vehicle. |
| 7357283 |
Universal crossbar clamp |
April 15, 2008 |
| System providing a securing arrangement for securing a load to a vehicle-mounted rack. The system includes clamp members adapted to secure the load-carrying member to a crossbar of the vehicle-mounted rack. The system includes an opposable clamp member and may include dimensionally d |
| 7328824 |
Crossbar tower assembly for a vehicle rack |
February 12, 2008 |
| A tower device for supporting a crossbar over the roof of a vehicle includes a tower body, a clip retention mechanism and a clip selected to adapt to a particular vehicle profile. Various mechanisms may be used to secure the clip to the clip receiving mechanism. For example, a lock body |
| 7328823 |
Rack tower |
February 12, 2008 |
| A tower device for securing a crossbar on a vehicle includes a base portion, a tower portion, and a pivotal cover member. |
| 7237704 |
Bicycle carrier |
July 3, 2007 |
| A sports equipment carrier for a vehicle including a rack structure adapted to be mounted to a vehicle and an equipment securing portion. The equipment securing portion includes a clamping mechanism and an adjustment member, where the clamping mechanism includes a housing and is oper |
| 7131561 |
Conformable boat rack |
November 7, 2006 |
| A boat rack apparatus for carrying a boat on a vehicle roof rack includes a plurality of conformable support members. Each support member has an expanse that contacts a boat hull. The expanse is supported by a rib arrangement, including a spring rib and a load rib. The spring rib und |
| 7036698 |
Boat loading system for a vehicle |
May 2, 2006 |
| Systems, including methods and apparatus, to facilitate loading a boat onto a vehicle. The systems include a load assist device mounted on a vehicle load carrier. The load assist device includes a support member that is stored substantially within a crossbar of the load carrier and t |
| 6976615 |
Vehicle load carrier |
December 20, 2005 |
| A vehicle load carrier including a frame adapted to support a load and mount to the rear of a vehicle, wherein the frame includes coupling member for coupling with the rear of the vehicle and a carrier section. The load carrier includes a pivot joint having locking catches and a non-remo |
| 6938782 |
Bicycle carrier |
September 6, 2005 |
| A rack for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle. The rack includes forward and rear crossbars extending across a top surface of the vehicle and a pair of tower bodies associated with each crossbar to secure the crossbars to the vehicle. A wheel mount is attached to a first one of the crossbar |
| 6601712 |
Bicycle carrier |
August 5, 2003 |
| A rack for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle. The rack includes forward and rear crossbars extending across a top surface of the vehicle and a pair of tower bodies associated with each crossbar to secure the crossbars to the vehicle. A wheel mount is attached to a first one of the crossbar |
| 6561398 |
Rack assembly for a vehicle |
May 13, 2003 |
| A rack assembly for carrying recreational equipment on a vehicle. The assembly includes at least one mount attachable to the vehicle, and a load-carrying support member coupled to the mount and configured to support the recreational equipment adjacent the vehicle. At least one securi |
| 6543096 |
Load carrier system |
April 8, 2003 |
| A strap for securing cargo on a vehicle includes a strap and a buckle. The buckle has a releasable strap gripping device, and a cushioning material at least partially surrounding the buckle without obstructing accessibility to the gripping device. |
| 6494351 |
Bicycle carrier |
December 17, 2002 |
| A sports equipment carrier for a vehicle including a rack structure adapted to be mounted to a vehicle and an equipment securing portion. The equipment securing portion includes a clamping mechanism and an adjustment member, where the clamping mechanism includes a housing and is operable |
| 6481735 |
Apparatus for carrying a load behind a bicycle |
November 19, 2002 |
| An apparatus for carrying a load behind a bicycle. The apparatus includes a carriage adapted to carry a load, and at least one wheel rotatably connected to the carriage. A hitch assembly is coupled to the carriage and includes at least one latch mechanism removably connectable to a bicyc |
| 6460708 |
Bicycle carrier |
October 8, 2002 |
| A rack for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle. The rack includes forward and rear crossbars extending across a top surface of the vehicle and a pair of tower bodies associated with each crossbar to secure the crossbars to the vehicle. A wheel mount is attached to a first one of the crossbar |
| 6435523 |
Surrogate top tube |
August 20, 2002 |
| A surrogate top tube for use in attaching bicycle without top tubes to vehicle-mounted carriers. The top tube includes yokes at each end for selective attachment to the seat tube and a vertical portion of the handlebars. The top tube may includes structure to prevent the yokes from r |
| 6431423 |
Assembly for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle |
August 13, 2002 |
| A rack assembly for carrying recreational equipment on a vehicle. The assembly includes at least one mount attachable to the vehicle, and a load-carrying support member coupled to the mount and configured to support the recreational equipment adjacent the vehicle. At least one securi |
| 6425509 |
Bicycle carrier |
July 30, 2002 |
| A rack for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle. The rack includes a frame adapted to be secured to the vehicle and a securing structure mounted to the frame. The securing structure is adapted to receive and selectively secure and release a portion of the bicycle. The securing structure f |
| 6425508 |
Sports equipment rack for a vehicle |
July 30, 2002 |
| A load-bearing frame assembly for coupling to a roof of a vehicle is provided. The load-bearing frame assembly comprises a front frame section adapted to be coupled to the vehicle roof toward the front of the vehicle roof, a rear frame section adapted to be coupled to the vehicle roof |
| 6425507 |
Fairing assembly |
July 30, 2002 |
| A fairing assembly system and method are provided. The fairing assembly includes a fairing, and a fairing support formed of an integral piece of material including a crossbar mount adapted to receive a crossbar, and a fairing mount adapted to support the fairing. The crossbar mount may |
| 6422443 |
Bicycle carrier with unitary frame and leveling indicators |
July 23, 2002 |
| An improved bicycle carrier is provided for mounting to the rear end of an automobile to receive and support one or more bicycles. The bicycle carrier has a frame formed from a unitary convolutely-shaped metal bar that defines a pair of bicycle support members on one end and a vehicle |
| 6422441 |
Apparatus for securing recreational equipment to vehicle-mounted racks |
July 23, 2002 |
| Apparatus for securing recreational equipment to a vehicle-mounted rack. The apparatus includes a load-carrying member adapted to carry recreational equipment adjacent a vehicle, and a clamping member adapted to secure the load-carrying member to a crossbar of the vehicle rack. The c |
| 6386407 |
Bicycle carrier with selectively positionable anti-sway cradles |
May 14, 2002 |
| A bicycle carrier has a frame mountable to a vehicle and defining a pair of spaced apart support arms for supporting one or more bicycles. The support arms are provided with positioning guides, which may take the form of spaced circumferential ridges and troughs extending along the suppo |
| 6385822 |
Apparatus for securing articles to a vehicle-mounted rack |
May 14, 2002 |
| An apparatus for securing articles to a vehicle-mounted rack. The apparatus includes at least one flexible strap associated with the rack. The strap is positionable around an article supported by the rack. A clamping buckle is adapted to receive and clamp onto the strap. A protective hou |
| 6367673 |
Sports equipment rack for a vehicle |
April 9, 2002 |
| A sports equipment rack for mounting to a vehicle, the vehicle including a first generally planar surface expanse and a second generally planar surface expanse disposed adjacent the first surface expanse in a concave relation thereto to form a corner. The rack comprises a base, the base |
| 6336580 |
Vehicle load carrier and fastening mechanism |
January 8, 2002 |
| A vehicle load carrier configured to carry recreational equipment on the exterior of a vehicle, including a recreational equipment rack configured for exterior engagement with a vehicle and a coupling mechanism configured to secure an article to the recreational equipment rack. The coupl |
| 6334561 |
Vehicle load carrier and clamping mechanism |
January 1, 2002 |
| A vehicle load carrier including a recreational equipment rack adapted for exterior engagement on a vehicle. The recreational equipment rack includes a torque-operated clamping mechanism, including a rotatable clamp member, where the torque-operated clamping mechanism is adapted to selec |
| 6286738 |
Bicycle carrier |
September 11, 2001 |
| A bicycle rack for carrying a bicycle adjacent the rear of a vehicle. The bicycle rack includes an adjustable frame assembly having a first frame member attached to a housing and a second frame member attached to a connecting member. The connecting member is rotationally coupled to the |
| 6283310 |
Bicycle carrier |
September 4, 2001 |
| A rack for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle. The rack includes forward and rear crossbars extending across a top surface of the vehicle and a pair of tower bodies associated with each crossbar to secure the crossbars to the vehicle. A wheel mount is attached to a first one of the crossbar |
| 6164507 |
Boat rack with selectively engageable gripping surface |
December 26, 2000 |
| A boat rack apparatus for carrying a boat on a vehicle roof rack. The apparatus includes one or more mounts configured for attachment adjacent a vehicle. Each mount includes a support region having a support surface constructed to slidably receive and support a boat above a vehicle roof, |
| 5951231 |
Vehicle roof rack and boat mounting system |
September 14, 1999 |
| A vehicle-top roof rack and boat mounting system for mounting a boat atop a roof of a car, the rack and mount is provided with a plurality of roof couplers attachable on the car roof, a plurality of crossbars attachable to the roof couplers, and a boat mounting system comprising a plural |
| 5820002 |
Lockable bicycle rack |
October 13, 1998 |
| A vehicle-mounted, bicycle carrier includes an elongate arm movably mounted on the carrier for movement between an engaged position in which a bicycle is fixed on the carrier, and a disengaged position in which the bicycle may be removed from the carrier. A locking mechanism mounted on t |
| 5366128 |
Crossbar support for vehicle roof rack |
November 22, 1994 |
| A device for supporting the crossbar of a vehicle roof rack and for clamping to the vehicle roof is constructed of a pedestal with a curved ramp, a follower which engages the curved ramp and is mounted to the pedestal in a movable manner, a clip (clamping element) pivotally mounted t |
| 5119980 |
Ski mount with ratchet-type closure |
June 9, 1992 |
| A closure for the two hinged bars of a vehicle roof-mounted ski mount is formed from a rotatable catch or pawl secured to one of the bars and a toothed harpoon extending from the other. Engagement and disengagement of the pawl with the teeth on the harpoon is governed by a manually opera |
| 4997116 |
Rear mountable carrier rack |
March 5, 1991 |
| A carrier rack designed for mounting to the rear of a motor vehicle is described. for the mounting of bicycles, brackets on the rack provide a four-point support attaching to the wheels of the bicycle, one above and one below the center of each of the front and rear wheels, without c |
| 4877169 |
Self-tightening vehicle roof rack |
October 31, 1989 |
| A crossbar on a vehicle roof rack is supported by a pair of pedestals through a cam on each pedestal which exerts its clamping action by rotating toward the center of the vehicle, each cam operating independently of the fastening clip which secures each pedestal to the vehicle roof. |
