Abstract: A clamping device for a bicycle rack includes a first clamp and a second clamp respective formed to two ends of a shaft. The first clamp is secured to an upright frame of a bicycle rack, and the second clamp clamps a bicycle top tube or seat tube. The first clamp is a C-shaped clamp and includes a first part and a second part which is pivotably connected to the first part. A restraining hole is formed when the first part is pivoted toward second part. A locking member is pivotably connected to the second part and has a protrusion. The first part has a notch. When the locking member is pivoted to engage the protrusion with the notch, the first part is restricted from being pivoted away from the second part so as to securely restrain the upright frame of the bicycle rack in the restraining hole.

Abstract: Provided is a roof rack coupler for coupling an accessory to a roof rack. The coupler includes a roof rack member for fastening to the generic roof rack bracket. The coupler further includes an accessory member, typically releasably fastenable to the accessory, for engaging with the roof rack member. Securing means is provided for securing the accessory member to the roof rack member. The accessory member may be dropped within and lifted out of the roof rack member to facilitate rapid assembly and disassembly.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a modular cargo storage rack and system for a vehicle cargo area, comprising a spanner assembly and at least one at least one carrier module releasably coupled to said spanner assembly and configured to securely store or carry cargo, the carrier module including a plurality of guide posts, each guide post including a channel for receiving a guiding rail; a plurality of guiding rails, at least one guiding rail configured to cooperatively slide back and forth in a channel along a predetermined travel path associated with orientation of said channel; at least one carrier support including a floor roller, each carrier support connected to at least one guiding rail and configured to move back and forth along said predetermined travel path; and a cargo holding apparatus, such as a rack or compartment. Also disclosed herein are methods for using the disclosed cargo storage devices and system.

Abstract: The cane holding clip is a storage device. The cane holding clip comprises a terry clip structure, a door clamp structure, a vehicle, and a walking stick. The door clamp secures the terry clip structure to the vehicle. The terry clip structure secures the walking stick to the vehicle. The walking stick is a mobility assistance device. The cane holding clip secures the walking stick to a fixed position within the vehicle when the walking stick is not in use.

Abstract: The fishing rod rack gives the user a place to secure several fishing rods in a truck bed. The fishing rods are held by clips positioned on two posts, which are inserted into openings in the truck bed. The secure clips prevent the fishing rods from falling out of the rack, but the clips can also be adjusted and opened so the fishing rods may quickly be removed once needed. Furthermore, there is a rubber string on each post that runs from the top of the post to an eye hook towards the base of said post.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a hinged device for use in securely storing or organizing a variety of different devices in a variety of different locations, such as, for example, a plurality of fishing rods. The present invention pertains to a storage clasp apparatus and modular track assembly, having a plurality of storage clasps comprising a hinged member and an internal bore for easily receiving and removing said fishing rods. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a storage clasp apparatus and modular track assembly, having at least one slide track member for use in easily and efficiently mounting a plurality of said storage clasps, and thus, maintaining and storing said fishing rods in an organized manner.

Abstract: A string-shaped-object binder that binds together a plurality of string-shaped objects, each routed in a slackened state between two vehicle components that move relative to each other, at a predetermined position between the two vehicle components. The string-shaped-object binder includes a fixing retainer that fixedly retains one of the string-shaped objects, and a movement-allowing retainer that retains another one of the string-shaped objects so as to allow the string-shaped object to move in a direction in which an axis of the string-shaped object extends and in directions orthogonal to the axis.

Abstract: A locking gun mount provides a top frame and a bottom frame coupled by a shaft tube with a spring that pushes the top and bottom frames apart. The locking gun mount also includes a locking mechanism that also functions to open and close the locking gun mount. Also included is a back plate coupling a lag bolt for securing the locking gun mount to a wall.

Abstract: A display holder includes a display mounting stand. The display mounting stand includes a holder, a rail, an arm, a first gear, a second gear, and a third gear. The second gear and the third gear are located between the arm and a first linear moving part. The second gear is coaxially coupled to the first gear through a hole extending through the first linear moving part. The third gear meshes with the second gear and a second rack so as to interlock movement in one direction of the rail relative to the holder with movement in the one direction of the arm relative to the rail. A first rack is located on a side wall extending in the one direction of the first support part. The second rack is located on a side wall extending in the one direction of the arm.

Abstract: A device holder to hold an electronic device is provided. The device holder comprises an upper arc arm; a lower arc arm; and a drive device. The upper arm and the lower arc arms are attached to the drive device and moveably between a non-use position and a use position and the drive device enables a synchronized movement of the upper arc arm and a lower arc arm at opposite directions.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting cellular telephones and similar portable devices to vehicle mounts is provided in which the portable devices may be manipulated to different angular orientations relative to the vehicle without altering the connection of the vehicle mount thereto, and wherein the support is easily laterally adjustable to accommodate portable devices of different size.

Abstract: A clamp has a function of attaching a pipe harness in which electric wires are inserted into a metal pipe to a vehicle body, and a function of externally fitting and fixing a grommet to the pipe harness. A first portion and a second portion having a pair of semicircular inner surfaces are coupled with a thin-walled hinge, the clamp being provided with a locking portion and a locked portion that can be locked to each other on free end sides, a vehicle body fixing portion being provided on either the first portion or the second portion, and grommet fixing projections extending in the circumferential direction being provided on the semicircular inner surfaces of the first portion and the second portion, and a cylindrical portion of the grommet that is externally fitted to the pipe harness is covered with the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: An electronic device interface is provided that is selectively interconnectable to a portable electronic device. The interface is preferably interconnected to the portable electronic device via inwardly-biased arms that end in fingers that engage opposing edges or corners of the portable electronic device. The interface may receive a positioning grip that includes a support having at least one selectively deflectable surface.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a holder mechanism is provided. The holder mechanism has an upper and a lower sliding plate, an upper and a lower lever guide arm, and an upper and a lower spring. The sliding plates have an adjustment lever plate rod slot and one or more fingers. The lever guide arms have a hinge end and a spring end and are hinged to their respective sliding plates at a hinge end. Each spring pulls the spring end of its respective lever guide arm and its respective sliding plate together. An adjustment lever between the sliding plates has an upper and a lower guide rod. Each guide rod is between the respective sliding plate and the respective lever guide arm. An adjustment lever plate rod passes through adjustment lever plate rod slots in the upper and lower sliding plates, and is connected to the adjustment lever.

Abstract: A ladder clamp including an anchor part and a ladder retaining part, wherein the anchor part includes an anchor able to be arranged to cooperate with a fixing on a vehicle, and the ladder retaining part includes a body and a securing means, the securing means being co-operable with the anchor part to clamp the ladder retaining part to the anchor part in a releasable manner, wherein the securing means includes a locking element that pivots with respect to the body between clamped and unclamped orientations.

Abstract: A bicycle carrier that allows for carrying at least one bicycle on a motor vehicle by holding the bicycle(s) at its wheels only, without touching the frame of the bicycle(s).

Abstract: An anchor for releasably securing a bicycle through-axle, that is installed in a wheelless front fork of a bicycle, to a load carrier. The anchor is made up of an anchor body having a through-axle receiving space for receiving a bicycle through-axle therein. The anchor additionally has a movable wedge located within the anchor body and transitionable between a receiving configuration in which an interior of the receiving space is expanded for insertably receiving a bicycle through-axle therein, and a secured configuration in which the movable wedge is in lateral abutting engagement with a bicycle through-axle received within the interior of the receiving space.

Abstract: An attachment tool for use with a vehicle-mounted article includes a fitting member fitted in a switch mounting hole which is formed in a dashboard of a vehicle so that a post-fitting switch or the like is attachable to the switch mounting hole and which is covered by a blind lid, and a connecting member having a distal end to which a vehicle-mounted article is connected and formed on a front of the fitting member.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted equipment carrier includes a single-piece frame member. The vehicle-engaging and equipment-engaging members extend outward from a central portion. Optionally, the equipment carrier may be mounted in at least a first and second operational orientation. The interior of each equipment support is hollow such that one equipment support may be stacked within another. Straps pass through and are secured to the frame member. The straps are further connected to a vehicle to secure the frame member to the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a personal electronic device to a solid support structure and a method of using the same is provided. The apparatus generally comprises a platform for supporting a personal electronic device such as a smart phone or tablet and a means for securing a personal device to said platform. The apparatus may further comprise a means of securing the apparatus to a transport carrier, such as a shopping cart or bicycle.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted equipment carrier includes a single-piece frame member. The vehicle-engaging and equipment-engaging members extend outward from a central portion. Optionally, the equipment carrier may be mounted in at least a first and second operational orientation. The interior of each equipment support is hollow such that one equipment support may be stacked within another. Straps pass through and are secured to the frame member. The straps are further connected to a vehicle to secure the frame member to the vehicle.

Abstract: An adjustable electronic device holder mountable to an elongated shopping cart handle includes a base with an advertising panel, a rear support attached to the back of the base at an obtuse angle, a fixed clamping member and a linearly movable clamping member attached at the rear support. Each clamping member has a concave gripping side, which may include a resilient gripping pad. An adjustable fastener, permanent bonding, or integral formation may attach the base to a handle. A deflectable pawl engages a rack along the rear support for locking and releasing the movable clamping member.

Abstract: A bracket construction for fixedly securing a cylindrical tank such as the oxygen tank of an emergency vehicle in a vertically upright position wherein the tank is easily releasable which accommodates various sizes and configurations of upper neck sections having a backing plate with a lower surrounding member for receiving and retaining the tank bottom therewithin and an upper surrounding member including a U-shaped channel for receiving the tank neck therewithin. Two uniquely shaped bracket cams are pivotally mounted relative to the upper surrounding member and resiliently biased with respect thereto such that they can be manually manipulated or directly contacted by the arcuate neck of a tank to move to the opened position to allow exiting or entry of the tank. A lower auxiliary floor surface is pivotally secured relative to the lower surrounding member for varying the vertical dimension for accommodating tanks of various lengths and shapes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an attachment device by means of which, in use, an object is attached to a roof rack which is or at least can be connected to roof rails of a car, comprising a housing, at least two movable jaws extending to outside the housing, which jaws engage round a roof rack in use, and actuating means provided with an operating element for moving said at least two jaws together, wherein the actuating means are designed to translate the jaws and comprise at least one rack, which rack is engaged when the operating element is operated. The invention further relates to a combination of a roof rack and such an attachment device and to a combination of an object to be attached to a roof rack and such an attachment device.

Abstract: A mounting platform attached to a vehicle through an existing opening. A base portion having a clamp is placed through a brake light assembly opening, after the brake light assembly has been removed, and is securely held to the roof of a vehicle. A platform portion is attached to the base portion. The mounting platform is used to mount accessories such as light bars, emergency lights, antennas, or any other accessory desired to be mounted to the vehicle. The mounting platform may be easily installed and removed from the vehicle without any damage or modification to the vehicle and without drilling any additional holes in the vehicle.

Abstract: A securement system for portable bottles, intended for use in a vehicle, is disclosed and claimed herein. In one particular embodiment, the securement system is constructed from a vertical stanchion. Disposed about the periphery, on four sides, are four vertically oriented mounting channels. A top bottle holder and a bottom bottle holder are installed in a selected mounting channel. At least the top bottle holder can be adjusted vertically to accommodate bottles with various heights. The bottom bottle holder includes a platform for supporting the bottle, and both the top and bottom holder include a cradle that receives a side of the bottle. Both the top bottle holder and bottom bottle holder include releasable, hook and loop straps to hold the bottle flush and secure against the cradles. The base of the stanchion includes features for securing the stanchion in a convention L-Track, of the type typically found in transit vehicles.

Abstract: A support and protection device includes a mounting frame, a connecting unit connected with the mounting frame, a support unit connected with the connecting unit, and an attachment unit connected with the support unit. Thus, the support and protection device is attached to a car by the sucker of the attachment unit and is placed on a horizontal plane by the stand of the attachment unit so that the mobile apparatus is used in the car and can also be operated outdoors. In addition, the support and protection device has an angle adjustable function by the spherical adjusting portion of the connecting unit so that the angle of the mobile apparatus can be adjusted.

Abstract: A holder for motor vehicles for receiving a mobile device, with a housing and with clamping jaws for clamping the mobile device, the housing is equipped with a dedicated power supply for the clamping operation, wherein the clamping jaws are movable electromechanically for opening or closing purposes.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing and anti-sway arrangement for stabilizing a bicycle supported upon a cradle borne upon an elongate arm of a vehicular mountable load carrier. The arrangement includes a cradle borne upon an elongate arm of a vehicular mountable load carrier. The elongate arm is insert-received in a through-hole located in the cradle and the cradle is configured to abuttingly receive a portion of a bicycle frame thereupon. An anti-sway device is included that has a substantially Y-shape with two upper arms straddling the cradle, and the two upper arms are joined together at a lower common leg thereof.

Abstract: A rack for carrying cargo on top of a vehicle includes a pair of crossbars. Each crossbar spans a pair of rails. The crossbars are connected to the rails by towers. Each tower has a claw assembly which is adjustable along two axes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a support assembly (1) for securing a bicycle to a load carrier for vehicles, comprising a bar (2), which is provided at both ends with a gripping means (3, 4) for mounting the support assembly between a substantially fixed frame of the load carrier and the bicycle, a common tensioning means (5), when tightened forcing together said gripping means (3, 4).

Abstract: A device to support a headset along a wall of a vehicle, that includes a hook that has a base to receive a headband of the headset, with this base being intended to be fastened transversally to the wall by its back and being integral at the opposite front with an external element for holding the headband on the base. The hook has on opening between the back and the external element with a width I at least equal to the width of the headband, permitting the passage of the headband toward the base or during removal from the base. The aforementioned device has an anti-release element blocking the opening over a width at least large enough to prevent the passage of the headband through the opening. This anti-release element can be displaced by manual action directly on the anti-release element or through the headset into a release position to allow the passage of the headband.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted equipment carrier includes a hub portion to which is secured a number of vehicle-engaging and equipment-engaging support members. The various support members are each connected to sections of the hub that are movable relative to one another and that include engagement structure to hold the hub sections in desired angular positions with respect to one another. The hub sections can be moved upon disengagement of a clamping mechanism that compresses the hub sections into engagement with one another, and also holds each of the various components of the carrier in connection with one another.

Abstract: A ladder clamp including an anchor part and a ladder retaining part, wherein the anchor part includes an anchor able to be arranged to cooperate with a fixing on a vehicle, and the ladder retaining part includes a body and a securing means, the securing means being co-operable with the anchor part to clamp the ladder retaining part to the anchor part in a releasable manner, wherein the securing means includes a locking element that pivots with respect to the body between clamped and unclamped orientations.

Abstract: A mounting bracket device and method for mounting a blade of a wind turbine to a transportation device are disclosed. The mounting bracket device includes a clamping device for holding the blade, an adjustment system, and a connecting system adapted for being removably connected to the transportation device. The connecting system removably connects the clamping device and the adjustment system to the transportation device. The adjustment system is adapted to align the clamping device with respect to the transportation device around the first rotary axis and around a second rotary axis.

Abstract: A big game support device for supporting and posing big game animals on a surface is provided. The big game animals having a first antler and a second antler. The big game support device comprises a clamping mechanism for directly and releasably clamping both the first antler and the second antler and an elevating mechanism for elevating the clamping means above the surface.

Abstract: A device to support a headset along a wall of a vehicle, that includes a hook that has a base to receive a headband of the headset, with this base being intended to be fastened transversally to the wall by its back and being integral at the opposite front with an external element for holding the headband on the base. The hook has on opening between the back and the external element with a width I at least equal to the width of the headband, permitting the passage of the headband toward the base or during removal from the base. The aforementioned device has an anti-release element blocking the opening over a width at least large enough to prevent the passage of the headband through the opening. This anti-release element can be displaced by manual action directly on the anti-release element or through the headset into a release position to allow the passage of the headband.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing and anti-sway arrangement for stabilizing a bicycle supported upon a cradle borne upon an elongate arm of a vehicular mountable load carrier. The arrangement includes a cradle borne upon an elongate arm of a vehicular mountable load carrier. The elongate arm is insert-received in a through-hole located in the cradle and the cradle is configured to abuttingly receive a portion of a bicycle frame thereupon. An anti-sway device is included that has a substantially Y-shape with two upper arms straddling the cradle, and the two upper arms are joined together at a lower common leg thereof.

Abstract: A device for mounting non-dimensioning equipment (5) on the structural frame (1) of a vehicle, that includes a plurality of fixings (6) for at least one piece of equipment (5), wherein it includes a plurality of fixing holders (4) bearing at least one fixing (6); a rigid intermediate frame (2) including a set of rigid assembling sites for at least one fixing holder (4); a plurality of rigid attachment clamps (3) for securing the intermediate frame (2) onto the structural frame (1), each attachment clamp (3) being rigidly anchored on the structural frame (1) and receiving at least one intermediate frame (2) portion and maintaining the same rigidly in order to prevent any undesired movement of the intermediate frame (2) portion relative to the structural frame (1). A vehicle equipped with such a mounting device and a method for mounting the mounting device are also described.

Abstract: A motorcycle rack for supporting a motorcycle in a generally upright position on the bed of a truck or trailer has a main support member transversing the bed to connect to and be supported by a first and second support assembly. The motorcycle rack has one or more wheel chock assemblies on the main support member for receiving a motorcycle wheel and supporting the motorcycle while the user places restraints, when necessary, around the motorcycle. The support assemblies and/or wheel chock assemblies can include loops for securing the motorcycle. One or more moveable tie-down holds can also be placed on main support member. The support assemblies can be removably mounted on the sidewall of the vehicle using a side member and clamp or mounted to the bed using a leg and receiver combination. Cradling or clamping wheel chock assemblies can be utilized to cradle or clamp the motorcycle's wheel.

Abstract: An apparatus for restraining an object in a vehicle may have a frame mounted within the vehicle, a clamp member movably mounted to the frame and a blocking member movably mounted to the frame. The frame may have a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The clamp member may be movable relative to the frame under quasi-static conditions to allow the object to be received between, and removed from between, the clamp member and the second end of the frame. The blocking member may be configured to move relative to the frame under dynamic loading conditions to a position that blocks movement of the clamp member sufficiently to retain the object between the clamp member and the second end of the frame under the dynamic loading conditions.

Abstract: A body-mounted holder apparatus includes a rack member which includes bottom rack portions, riser rack portions extending upward from the bottom rack portions, and top rack portions supported by the riser rack portions. Strap members are connected to the bottom rack portions for securing the rack member to a user. A clamp assembly is connected to the top rack portions for holding a game call device. The strap members are used to encircle a portion of the user's body, e.g. a user's thigh, for securing the rack member to a user's body, leaving a free hand for carrying a weapon. The riser rack portions prevent a call device that is being supported by the apparatus from contacting the user and having its sound muffled thereby. Preferably, the strap members include first hook-or-loop connectors and complementary second hook-or-loop connectors.

Abstract: A ride ready vehicle-mounted bicycle carrier includes a pair of spaced apart wheel supports and a stabilizing member which is engageable with the bicycle, preferably with one of the bicycle wheels, at a location above the wheel supports. One of the wheel supports is in the form of a pair of spaced apart wheel engagement members which are pivotably mounted to a structural member associated with the carrier, and which are configured to grip the wheel so as to provide initial support for the bicycle on the carrier. The stabilizing member is in the form of a clamp arm mechanism having a base mounted to the structural member and an extendible and retractable arm having a wheel-engaging portion at its outer end, which can be moved into and out of engagement with the wheel.

Abstract: A shopping list organizer includes a rigid substantially planar member sized to support a shopping list when the shopping list is mounted thereon. A clamp is provided for releasably mounting the shopping list on a first surface of the planar member. Magnets are mounted on a second side of the planar member, opposite the first side, for releasably mounting the planar member on a flat substrate. At least one clip is hingedly mounted to the second side of the planar member for rotation about the hinge between a closed position substantially flush against the second side of the planar member and an open position substantially orthogonal to the second side of the planar member. In the open position, the clip is disposed for releasably mounting onto an elongate handle.

Abstract: A bicycle fixing rack assembly includes a main frame, a plurality of X-shaped fixing plates, two pivot units, and a plurality of clamping units. Thus, the seat tube of the bicycle is clamped between the two clamping blocks of the respective clamping unit, so that the bicycle is fixed by the respective clamping unit rigidly and stably without detachment.

Abstract: A bicycle carrier includes a wheel support arrangement and a stabilizer engageable with a bicycle wheel, for maintaining the bicycle upright. The stabilizer includes an inner section and an extendible and retractable outer section. The inner section is pivotable throughout a range of positions, including an operating position. A releasable engagement arrangement selectively maintains the outer section in a predetermined position relative to the inner section. The inner section includes an interlock, which prevents engagement of the releasable engagement arrangement other than when the stabilizer is in the operative position, to ensure that the stabilizer is engaged with the bicycle in a desired position relative to the bicycle. The interlock provides a sensory indication when the stabilizer is in the operative position, and includes a manual actuator disengaging the releasable engagement arrangement to move the stabilizer away from the operative position.

Abstract: An adjustable frame, mountable on a vehicle, for releasably securing hand trucks of different sizes and configurations includes: a support platform for receiving a base of a hand truck; a first and a second side member affixed to the platform; a first bracket and a second bracket attached to the first and second side members, respectively, the brackets extending in parallel therewith; an elongate swing bar pivotally connected to the first bracket and pivotal between a first position that retains the hand truck on the platform, and a second position, which allows access and removal of the hand truck from the platform; and a latch mounted on the swing bar. The second bracket may include a strike that engages the latch for releasably securing the swing bar in the first position. Cushioned crossbars attachable to the side members dampen vibration of the hand truck during transportation.

Abstract: An apparatus for locking a ladder to a vehicle mounted carrier. The apparatus includes a platform assembly to which a ladder is mounted. The platform assembly includes a plurality of v-notch shaped clips that are positioned to grasp rungs of the ladder. The clips are curved in a similar shape to the claw end of a hammer and biased in a direction to hold the ladder firmly on the vehicle carrier.

Abstract: An apparatus for the transport of a propane tank for filling includes a clamp assembly that is adapted for attachment to a portion of a sidewall of a pickup truck. A removable assembly is detachably-attachable with respect to the clamp assembly. The removable assembly includes a pivoting plate that is adapted to receive a bottom of a propane tank thereon, and a band assembly that is adapted to secure an upper portion of the propane tank. The pivoting plate is adapted to pivot upward for storage and the band assembly is adapted to pivot downward for storage.

Abstract: A deer stand & gun carrier that includes structures for attaching guns and hunting stands and a bracket for securing the carrier to a carrying rack of an all terrain vehicle.