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Rear lift gate-mounted bicycle mount for passenger van

  • US 5,749,694 A
  • Filed: 01/03/1996
  • Issued: 05/12/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a passenger van having a passenger compartment and a rear lift gate selectively movable between an open position, wherein the lift gate does not cover the passenger compartment, and a closed position, wherein the lift gate covers the passenger compartment, the lift gate defining an upper portion and a lower portion when the lift gate is in the closed position, a bicycle mounting system, comprising:

  • at least one upper mount including;

    a base, the base including a base surface attachable to the upper portion of the lift gate and a hollow base holder spaced from the base surface and defining a channel therethrough, the base holder defining left and right ends;

    a clamp element engaged with the channel of the base holder, the clamp element being movable between a release configuration, wherein left and right fork elements of a bicycle'"'"'s front fork can be advanced between the clamp element and the respective left and right ends of the base holder, and a clamp configuration, wherein left and right fork elements of a bicycle'"'"'s front fork can be clamped between the clamp element and the base holder; and

    at least one lower mount attachable to the lower portion of the lift gate, the lower mount including a receptacle surface configured for receiving a bicycle rear tire therein, the lower mount further including a fastening element for holding a bicycle rear tire against the receptacle surface.

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