Bicycle carrier

Claim 2

A bicycle carrier for a vehicle top comprising: a first and second support member; a brace member connecting said first and second support members; brackets provided at the ends of said first and second support members, said brackets having means for connection to said vehicle top; a plurality of upstanding ribs provided on each of said first and second support members regularly spaced the lengths thereof; said ribs on said first and second support members are laterally spaced to receive therebetween an inverted seat of a bicycle; each of said first and second support members having a plurality of slotted openings therein between said ribs on said support members; a buckle provided on each of said first and second support members at one end thereof; and a belt anchored at an end of each of said first and second support members, the other end of said belt being insertable through said slots in said support members and through said buckle for tightening therethrough.

Claim 3

The bicycle carrier of claim 1 wherein said brace member connecting said first and second support members are further characterized as being longitudinally extendable for adjustably spacing said first and second support members.

Claim 4

The bicycle carrier of claim 2 wherein said brace member is further characterized as having means to fix said brace member in an adjusted position.

Claim 5

The bicycle carrier of claim 1 wherein one of said brackets provided on each of said first and second support members being adjustably connected to said first and second support members.

Claim 6

The bicycle carrier of claim 1 wherein said buckle on each of said first and second support member is further characterized as being hingedly connected thereto.

Claim 7

A bicycle carrier for a vehicle top comprising: a first and second support member; a longitudinally extendable brace member connecting said first and second support members; means on said brace member fixedly connecting said longitudinally extendable brace member; A bracket member connected to an end of said first and second support members, said bracket members having means for connection to said vehicle top; a bracket member adjustably connected to the other end of said first and second support members, said bracket member having means for connection to said vehicle top; a plurality of upstanding ribs provided on said first support member regularly spaced the length thereof; a second plurality of upstanding ribs provided on said second support member regularly spaced the length thereof; said ribs on said first and second support members are laterally spaced to receive therebetween an inverted seat of a bicycle; said first support member having a plurality of slotted openings therein between said ribs on said support member; said second support member having a plurality of slotted openings therein between said ribs on said support member; a buckle member hingedly connected to said first support member at one of said ends thereof; a second buckle member hingedly connected to said second support member at one of said ends thereof; a belt anchored at the other of said ends of said first support member, the other end of said belt being insertable through any of said slots in said support member and through said hingedly connected buckle member for tightening therethrough; and a second belt anchored at the other of said ends of said second support member, the other end of said belt being insertable through any of said slots in said support member and through said hingedly connected buckle member for tightening therethrough.

Claim 8

A bicycle carrier for a vehicle top comprising: a first and second support member; a longitudinally extendable brace member connecting said first and second support members; means on said brace member fixedly connecting said longitudinally extendable brace member; A bracket member connected to an end of said first and second support members, said bracket members having means for connection to said vehicle top; a bracket member adjustably connected to the other end of said first and second support members, said bracket member having means for connection to said vehicle top; a plurality of upstanding ribs provided on said first support member regularly spaced the length thereof; a second plurality of upstanding ribs provided on said second support member regularly spaced the length thereof; said ribs on said first and second support members are laterally spaced to receive therebetween an inverted seat of a bicycle; said first support member having a plurality of slotted openings therein between said ribs on said support member; said second support member having a plurality of slotted openings therein between said ribs on said support member; a buckle member hingedly connected to said first support member at one of said ends thereof; a second buckle member hingedly connected to said second support member at one of said ends thereof; a belt anchored at the other of said ends of said first support member, the other end of said belt being insertable through any of said slots in said support member and through said hingedly connected buckle member for tightening therethrough; and a second belt anchored at the other of said ends of said second support member, the other end of said belt being insertable through any of said slots in said support member and through said hingedly connected buckle member for tightening therethrough.