US 12,151,766 B1
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 Apr. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/628,108.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/507,865, filed on Jun. 13, 2023.
Int. Cl. B62J 9/21 (2020.01); B62J 9/27 (2020.01)
CPC B62J 9/21 (2020.02) [B62J 9/27 (2020.02)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle rack configured to be mounted on a fork of a bicycle, the rack comprising:
a generally oblong frame; and
a central rack body disposed within the frame, the rack body including a plurality of apertures configured to receive fasteners for attaching the rack to the fork, and an upper keyed opening for receiving a portion of a locking mechanism of a pannier;
wherein the rack body includes a longitudinally extending central region that is generally planar, the apertures being positioned in this central region, and outer regions that extend from the central region at an angle thereto or curved away from the central region such that the outer regions are spaced from the fork when the rack is mounted on the fork.