US 12,252,207 B2
Bicycle rack and pannier system
Kathryn R. Bryce, Bend, OR (US); Christon C. Kratsch, Bend, OR (US); and John Mylne, IV, Bend, OR (US)
Assigned to Robert Axle Project LLC, Bend, OR (US)
Filed by Robert Axle Project LLC, Bend, OR (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/924,168.
Application 18/924,168 is a division of application No. 18/628,108, filed on Apr. 5, 2024, granted, now 12,151,766.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/507,865, filed on Jun. 13, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0042492 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B62J 9/21 (2020.01); B62J 9/27 (2020.01)
CPC B62J 9/21 (2020.02) [B62J 9/27 (2020.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle rack and pannier system, the system comprising:
a pannier comprising a bag having a back wall, and a locking mechanism, and
a rack configured to be mounted generally vertically on a portion of a bicycle, the rack including a rack body having a keyed opening configured to receive a portion of the locking mechanism;
wherein the locking mechanism is mounted on the bag to be pivotable between an open position, in which the portion can be inserted into or removed from the keyed opening, and at least one locked position, in which the portion abuts a surface of the rack body preventing removal of the portion of the locking mechanism.