Bicycle carrier rack
Granted 20 Mar 2012 · no office action yet
Assignee: Thule Group
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Inventors: Frederick G. Murray, Greg Weaver, David Budd, John Laverack · Examiner: Susan M Lee
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle carrier rack removably attached to an automotive vehicle;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bicycle carrier rack;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof; and
FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a bicycle carrier rack removably attached to an automotive vehicle;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the alternate embodiment of a bicycle carrier rack;
FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 12 is left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a front elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view thereof.
The dashed lines in FIG. 1 and FIG. 9 are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the other broken lines depict unclaimed portions of the bicycle carrier rack. The dashed lines and the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D656080-S | S1 | 20 Mar 2012 | 14 Jul 2011 | granted | Bicycle carrier rack |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
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| CA | CA-141591-S | S | 1 Mar 2012 | 28 Jul 2011 | granted | Bicycle carrier rack |
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