IP Library Granted Patent US 12,071,104
Granted Patent B2
US 12,071,104 · App. 17/710,514 · Granted Aug 27, 2024

Load carrier apparatuses and systems

Inventors: Filip Wärnelöv (Värnamo, SE); Tobias Jönsson (Värnamo, SE); Henrik Alm (Vederslöv, SE); Arvid Gränsmark (Jönköping, SE); Mujo Kukolj (Värnamo, SE); Fredrik Larsson (Jönköping, SE); Gustav Bergström (Jönköping, SE)
Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
B60R9/10
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Patent No.
US 12,071,104
App. No.
17/710,514
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bicycle carrier includes a vehicle attachment portion, a first load arm, and a second load arm. The second load arm is disposed between the vehicle attachment portion and the first load arm. The second load arm is configured to be removably coupled to the vehicle attachment portion and the first load arm.

Claims (24)

1. A load carrier, comprising:

a first base section having a longitudinal axis through an interior of the first base section;

a base insert coupled to the first base section and extending away from a first end of the first base section, wherein the base insert comprises a locking mechanism and wherein the longitudinal axis extends through an interior of the base insert; and

a second base section configured to removably couple with the base insert, wherein the longitudinal axis extends through an interior of the second base section,

wherein the base insert is configured to secure the first and second base sections together,

wherein the locking mechanism comprises a bolt and a bracket, and

wherein the bolt comprises a bolt head configured to prevent separation of the first and second base sections when the bracket is in an unlocked configuration.

2. The load carrier of claim 1 , wherein the first base section is a tilt mechanism and the second base section is a load carrier.

3. The load carrier of claim 1 , wherein the first base section is a first load carrier and the second base section is a second load carrier.

4. A load carrier, comprising:

a first base section having a longitudinal axis through an interior of the first base section;

a base insert coupled to the first base section and extending away from a first end of the first base section, wherein the base insert comprises a locking mechanism and wherein the longitudinal axis extends through an interior of the base insert; and

a second base section configured to removably couple with the base insert, wherein the longitudinal axis extends through an interior of the second base section,

wherein the base insert is configured to secure the first and second base sections together,

wherein the locking mechanism comprises a bolt and a bracket, and

wherein the bracket is disposed at an exterior surface of the base insert and is configured to protrude outwardly away from the base insert when engaged by the bolt.

5. The load carrier of claim 4 , wherein the bracket is configured to form a frictional lock between the base insert and the interior of the second base section in a locked configuration.

6. The load carrier of claim 4 , wherein the bracket is disposed at a corner of the base insert.

7. The load carrier of claim 1 , wherein the bolt head extends through an exterior surface of the second base section.

8. The load carrier of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is configured to form a frictional lock between the base insert and the interior of the second base section in a locked configuration.

9. The load carrier of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is disposed at a corner of the base insert.

10. The load carrier of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is disposed at an exterior surface of the base insert.

11. The load carrier of claim 4 , wherein the first base section is a tilt mechanism and the second base section is a load carrier.

12. The load carrier of claim 4 , wherein the first base section is a first load carrier and the second base section is a second load carrier.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: BERGSTRÖM, GUSTAV
To: THULE SWEDEN AB
Reel/Frame 065870/0008 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2022
From: WÄRNELÖV, FILIP; FERMAN, MAGNUS; JÖNSSON, TOBIAS; ALM, HENRIK; GRÄNSMARK, ARVID; OLAISON, HANNES; NILVIUS, ANDERS; KUKOLJ, MUJO; RAWOOL, SACHIN; LARSSON, FREDRIK; ANDERSSON, JOAKIM; PARSMO, PONTUS; ROMANS, JENNIFER; SETTELMAYER, JOSEPH
To: THULE SWEDEN AB
Reel/Frame 059562/0049 →
Continuity (2)
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