Bicycle carrier rack

- Thule Sweden AB
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle carrier rack;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is bottom plan view of the left end thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Broken lines on the hitch portion represent a boundary between claimed and unclaimed portions of the design and do not form a part of the claimed design. The other broken lines in the figures illustrate environmental structure and do not form a part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a bicycle carrier rack, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D608723
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 2010
Assignee: Thule Sweden AB (Hillerstorp)
Inventors: Joseph Flaherty (Prospect, CT), Joe Settelmayer (McKinleyville, CA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Linda G. Brooks
Attorney: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP
Application Number: 29/342,758
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