Jerry L Copeland

US Patent:

42993415, Nov 10, 1981

Filed:

Nov 13, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/093602

Inventors:

Jerry T. Copeland - Dayton OH
Ernest S. Vince - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B60R 910

US Classification:

224 4203B

Abstract:

A bicycle carrier rack of this invention is particularly adapted for use with an automobile having a bumper and a trunk adjacent the bumper, in which the trunk has an upwardly extending panel and a cover engageable with the upper edge of the panel to close the trunk. The bicycle carrier rack of this invention includes a pair of support members and means attaching the support members one to the other for relative movement therebetween. Engagement members are attached to the support members for engagement with the bumper of the automobile and for attachment of the carrier rack to the bumper with relative movement between the support members. Securing structure secures the support members with respect to the bumper. The securing structure includes an element which extends from a position adjacent the support members and is positionable between the upper edge of the upwardly extending panel of the trunk and the trunk cover to retain the bicycle carrier rack with respect to the bumper when the trunk cover is closed.