Adjustable bicycle carrier

Abstract

An adjustable bicycle carrier contains a base; a first mounting rack including an inner rod and an outer rod, and the inner rod having a retaining seat; a rotatable adjusting device including a rotating member a pawl wheel, a rotatable adjustment knob partially, a steel cable and a first resilient element. The steel cable has a first end disposed on an inner peripheral side of the inner rod and a second end mounted on the rotating member. The adjustable bicycle carrier also contains a locking device including a swing arm, and the swing arm having a fixing mount secured on a predetermined portion thereof, wherein the positioning block and the fixing mount simultaneously swing with the swing arm, the fixing mount has a teeth portion for engaging with the pawl wheel, such that when the swing arm swings, the pawl wheel engages with or disengages from the toothed portion.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an adjustable bicycle carrier which is fixed on a roof of an automobile so as to lock two bicycle wheels easily.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Conventional bicycle carrier is fixed on a roof or a trail of an automobile, i.e., the bicycle carrier is fixed on the roof of the automobile so as to lock a bicycle, or the bicycle carrier is fixed on the trail of the automobile so as to hang the bicycle.[0003]When the bicycle carrier is fixed on the roof of the automobile, it can lock a front fork, a bicycle frame or two bicycle wheels of the bicycle. For example, the bicycle carrier is served to lock the front fork of the bicycle, a front one of the two bicycle wheels is removed so that the front fork is locked on the bicycle; the bicycle carrier is applied to lock the bicycle frame, and it has a clamping structure so as to hook a top tube of the bicycle, and then the two bicycle wheels are locked; or the bicycle carrier is use...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]The primary object of the present invention is to provide an adjustable bicycle carrier which a user mounts a bicycle on the adjustable bicycle carrier and rotatably adjusts a length of a first mounting rack with one hand so as to avoid the first mounting rack falling from the adjustable bicycle carrier, thus obtaining operating safety and convenience.

[0012]Furthermore object of the present invention is to provide an adjustable bicycle carrier in which a ratchet mechanism is arranged between a rotatable adjusting device and a locking device so as to rotate the rotatable adjustment knob with one hand and to adjust the length and the height of the first mounting rack, thus avoiding danger during automatic rotation.

[0013]Another object of the present invention is to provide an adjustable bicycle carrier in which an affixing member is fixed securely by contacting a first engagement portion with a second engagement portion so as to enhance locking stability of the adjustable bicycle carrier.

Problems solved by technology

However, such a bicycle carrier cannot be applicable for bicycle wheels of varying size.

In addition, although the first circular hoop has an adjusting device secured on a middle section of the first circular hoop at a high heightens, so it is difficult for a user to climb up to the roof so as to fix the bicycle on the bicycle carrier.

Likewise, the adjusting device does not have a locking device to position a movable rod securely.

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