A bicycle carrier system for a vehicle includes a rail assembly configured for translation between a stored position within a vehicle fascia and a fully deployed position. The rail assembly includes one or more sliding rails each carrying a plurality of pivoting anchors. An actuable retainer is provided to selectively hold the one or more sliding rails in the fully deployed position and the stored position. A biasing member is included for biasing each of the one or more sliding rails to at least a partially deployed position. One or more cooperating tracks associated with a portion of a vehicle frame are provided for receiving the one or more sliding rails.
RETRACTABLE BICYCLE CARRIER
2017-07-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |