Patents by Inventor Timothy G. Hickson

Timothy G. Hickson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5228606
    Abstract: A bicycle carrier is for attachment to a spare wheel mount extending from a generally vertical panel of a vehicle. The carrier has generally similar first and second bodies wherein each body comprises an inner portion, an outer portion and an intermediate portion. The inner portion is securable to the spare wheel mount within a mounting plane disposed between the spare wheel mount and a spare wheel carried on the mount. The outer portion has a holder for holding at least one bicycle on a first side of the mounting plane. The intermediate portion interconnects the inner and outer portions and has clearance for the spare wheel on the mount, so that the intermediate portion extends from the inner portion to the outer portion radially across the wheel hub and a peripheral portion of the wheel and sidewall of the spare tire on a second side of the mounting plane remote from the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Inventor: Timothy G. Hickson