CA2024969A1 - Cycle rack - Google Patents
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Abstract
A B S T R A C T
Cycle Rack.
A lockable toggle joint (4, 5) for a cycle rack with pair of scissor shaped branches (2, 3) and scissor joint (7, 71, 72) comprising suitably shapedholding means (8A, 5 8B) for the holding of the rack to a conventional trailer ball hitch (1) at the rear of an automobile and carrying means (2A, 3A) for the bicycles comprises a snaplock and interlock means (6) which is lockable, and which is desci-bed in more details.
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Cycle Rack.
A lockable toggle joint (4, 5) for a cycle rack with pair of scissor shaped branches (2, 3) and scissor joint (7, 71, 72) comprising suitably shapedholding means (8A, 5 8B) for the holding of the rack to a conventional trailer ball hitch (1) at the rear of an automobile and carrying means (2A, 3A) for the bicycles comprises a snaplock and interlock means (6) which is lockable, and which is desci-bed in more details.
10 (Fig. 1 and 4)
Description
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Cycle P~ack.
The present invention relates to a l.ockable toggle joint for the providing of a mutually tensioned spacing between two longitudinal branches belongi.ng to a pair of 5 scissor shaped holding means, such as means for the holding of at least one bicycle during transportation thereof.arran-ged akove:and.through the provided ~nsion ùnto a trailer ball hitch means of an automobile, 'and-.being-'.of the'kind whereby the toggle joint comprises two around a common 10 hinge joint mutually pivotable first and second joining branches which at their opposie ends each a~e connected to one of the ~wo said longitudinal.branches of the pair of scissor shaped holding means.
Toggle joints or knee joints are constructive elements 15 which per se ~s commonly known elements belong -to -the s-tate oE the ar~.
The,pre3ent ;Lnv~ntlon rela~es ~o ~he appllcatlon o~
such devices, and more speciEicall~ to the application thereof to a fork or rather scissor shaped holding means 20 capable with sufficient force safely to hold at least one bicycle unto and above a commonly used ball hitch, shaped means being provided at the rear of an automobile for the pulling of a trailer or caravan behind the automobile, when the automobile is used alone without any trailer or cara-25 van.in which case the ball shaped hook means is present asa free element, i.e. non-used element, on the rear of the automobile.
The purpose for the invention is to provlde a compara-tively cheap and easily manufactured holding means capable 30 without undue twisting of the said two longitudinal bran-ches of the holding means to hold these branches fixed in position unto and preferably above the said ball shaped hook means, so that when fixed in position the two said longitudinal branches are kept in fix.e:d position inrelation ...:
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to the automobile and thus safely through carrying means being fas-tened unto them, such as horizontally toward rear protruding vaguely upward pointing carrying rods or beams, also can hold at least one bicycle in fixed position in 5 relation to the au-tomobile. The toggle joint according to the invention may be locked by means of an attacheable locking element sothat stealingor un~ueremoval or loosening of the holding means are prevendable.
This is according to the invention provided in that 10 the said lockable toggle joint is provided with a first joining branch having an extension thereof provided with a means, such as with a location, able to abut against an-other means, such as an abuttable location, on the said second joining branch located at spaced distance from their 15 said common hinged joint, and whereby a third hancllelike bxanch locat~d at a spaced distance from this saicl common hlng~d joint is ~oinecl pivo-t~blc to the said ~xt~rlslon o~
~h~ said firs~ join:Lng ~anch and carrylncJ at l~st one snaplock means being so provided that lt with the said 20 first and second joining branches through their pivotable movements being swung to provide the tensioned spacing of the toggle joint between the two said longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means regis~e~ and a~e inter-lock snaplocking with a receiving snaplock means located on 25 the said first joining branch.
To achieve an embodiment which urther reduces any twisting of -the two said longitudinal branches the said first and second joining branches each may be comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch 30 elements as to provide guiding and non-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means. Embodiments according to the invention may thus be provided where the longitudinal branches not necessarily are shaped as straight rods, but may be shaped in more 35 bent shapesas to avoid a covering of the view from the rear -of automobile license plates being posi.tioned above the ball shaped hook means and which easily may be covered from view through straight rod shaped longitudinal bran-ches pro-truding oblique upwards from the ball shaped hook 5 means for the carrying of the at least one bicycle. If the longitudinal branches are given a bent shape their capabi-lity to provide a sufficiently stiff holding of the at.
least one bicycle to be carried is rather much reduced, first of all because they have to present a greater length 10 but also because they much more easily may be twisted each.
Through the application of the invention this twistability is considerably reduced.
Various locking means may be used in connection with embodiments according to the presen-t invention. Without in 15 any way to be exhaustive, some proba~le embodiments o;E
applicab~e locking mcans are describ~cl ;ln col1nectlon wi.th ~om~ ex~pl.lEi~cl ~m~o~llm~n~ cord:lng ~o kh~ lnvQntlon which are described ag ~ollows under reEerence to the drawings, wherein FIG. 1 in the perspective illustrates an embodiment according to the invention of a cycle rack to be mounted on a trailer ball hitch 1, FIG. 2 illustrates another embodiment of a cycle rack according to the invention, FIG. 3 illustrates in the perspective a partly opened toggle joint to a cycle rack according to FIG.
1 o~ FIG. 2, .~
FIG. ~ illus-trates the same as ~IG. 3, but in par-tly cut away view, and FIG. 5 illustrates in the perspective the lower portion of an embodiment according to the in-vention of a cycle rack,such as according to FIG. 1 or 2, fitted with exchangeable holding rneans for trailer ball hitches 1 of different size.
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Two possible embodiments according to the invention are by way of example shown in FIG.s 1 through 4 in the drawing in which theshown elements which are identical or perform the same function are referred to through the same 5 reference numeral.
A trailer ball hitch of the type belnglocated on the rear of automobilesfor trailing of caravans, trailers for equipments, goods , etc. carries reference numeral 1. Jus-t Above theball isin tensionedcondition illustratea a cyc'le 10 rack comprising scissor branches 2 and 3 which at their lower portions 27 and 37 below a fish plate link connecting means 7 being linked to the scissor branches 2 and 3 at 71 and 72 internally.be-tween the branches 2 and 3 carry annu-lar holding means 8A and 8B capable in the shown tensioned 15 cond:lti.on oE ~he cycle rack ~o hold the ball hitch 1 sc~uce~4~d ~q~w~en ~h~m~ whlle me~ns2A,3A c~rry khe blcy~les.
Be~ween the upper portions oE the scissor branches 2 and 3 is mounted a toggle joint comprising two at 41 and at 51 pivotably to the scissor branches 2 and 3 connected 20 toggle branches 4 and 5. These two toggle branches 4 and 5 share a common linkbolt 45 mutually lin~ing. the two bran-ches together. The toggle joint is shown in closed condi-tion providing tension between the branches 2 and 3 at 41 and 51 thereby enabling thelower portions o~ the scissor 25 branches 2 and 3 through the annular holding means 8A and 8B to squeeze the ball hitch 1 between them.due to the ~ish plate arrangemen-t 7, 71, 72 serving as scissor beariny ~or the scissor branches 2 and 3. The toggle joint is opened to widen the annular members 8A and 8B away from each other by 3~ pushing the common tap bolt 45 upwards and thereby swinging the toggle joint branches 4 and 5 around bearings 41 and 519 makingmounting andremoval ofthe cycle rack possiblP
The toggle joint branches 4 and 5 are kept intensioned condition by a snaplock member 6 being located on an exten-35 sion 5A of branch 5.
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An embodiment of the snaploc.k means is by way oEexample described in more details as follows underreference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 of the drawing.
The snaplock means 6 is pivotably connected to an 5 extension 5A of the toggle joint branch 5 at 65. The snaplock member 6 is here angular shaped with the link bolt located close to the angular bending of the snaplock member 6. The lower portion according *o FIG. 3 anf FIG. 4 of the drawing of the illustrated snaplock member 6 is at 64 pro-10 vided with a hook shaped portion able to grip under anabutting portion of the other toggle branch 4 when the two toggle branches are swung to tensioning position shown in FIG. 1 and in FIG. 2. The abutting portion 46 o~ :toggle branch 4 simul~aneously abut against the ma-terial portion 15 of the snaplock member 6 just below the location G5. By downwclrd pressiny on ~ hanclle shapecl po~kion 64 oE the snaplock member 6 the snaploclc member pivo~s arouncl kh~
bearing locatlon 65 and disables the hoolc shaped portion 64 from the abuttiny portion 46 which makes it possible to 20 push thelin~cbolt45 upwards for opening of the toggle joint.
In FIG. 4 showing thesame as FIG. 3, but in cut away view, a spring means 69 is shown which provides a pushing force between the snaplock member 6 and a cross member 59 located on the extension SA of togyle branch S~ therethrouyh 25 the handle portion 6H is kept upwards urged and urginy the snaplock hook member 64 in a yripping position toyether with the abutting portion 46 when the toygle jo.int is in closed condition.
An opening or other interlock means for a padlock or 30 other locking means may be located for instance at 40 so that the snaplock member 6 is prevented from being moved.
The branches 4, 5 and 7 are illustrated comprised oftwo in parallel arranged branch members which for instance may be made of flat iron. Herethrough twisting movements of the 35 snaplock as well as of the branches 2 and 3 are avoided~
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therethrough a better holding of the cycle rack on the ball hitch 1 is provided.
This last feature is essentially important when an embodiment of the cycle rack as the one shown in FIG. 2 of 5 the drawing is used. Here the scissor branches are provided with two bendings respectively 22, 23 and 32, 33 thus pro-viding an aperture between the scissor branches 2 and 3 so that the cycle rack does not cover the view of a license plate posi-tioned at the rear of an automobile above the 10 rear bumper of the automobile.
In FIG. 5 of the drawing a further development accor-ding to the invention is shown through which accomodation to the above mentioned embodiments according to the inven-tlon in case of mo-lnting of the cycle rack to trailer ball 15 hl-tch means o dJ.~Ee~ent si~es i5 to be ach:Leved. Thus, in ca~e tlle hol~:lng means 8~ and 8a shoulcl have ~no~her ~ize, ~nd ~hus ~or .ln~kanc~ ~ho~lld ~xhlb~ o~he~ ~.lame~ers o:E ~h~
annular shaped holdlng mcans or wl1ould exhibit cli~Eerent axial lengths of the annular holding means 8A and ~B also 20 with the inclusion of p~.ssible means being inserted between these and the longitudinal branch portions 27 and 37 or a combination hereof is a bet-terl.choice an embodiment as shown in FIG. 5 may be advantageous. In FIG. 5 thus is shown a pair of exchangeable holding means provided with 25 annular shaped holding means 8A and 8B are shown.
To provide an easily performed axchanyeability o~ the holding means according to FIG. 5 diEferent sets of holding means 8A and ~B provided with tupe shaped means 9A and 9B
may be employed. The;tube shaped means 9A and 9B may, 30 .carrying adequate fastening means, such as set screws 9C
and 9D or the like, adequate close fittingly around the lower portions 27 and 37 of the longitudinal branches 2 and 3 be slided ~p from below around these portions and through tensioning of the fastening means 9C and 9D be kept in po-35 sition thereon. Means 9C, 9D could also be snaplock means,etc.
Cycle P~ack.
The present invention relates to a l.ockable toggle joint for the providing of a mutually tensioned spacing between two longitudinal branches belongi.ng to a pair of 5 scissor shaped holding means, such as means for the holding of at least one bicycle during transportation thereof.arran-ged akove:and.through the provided ~nsion ùnto a trailer ball hitch means of an automobile, 'and-.being-'.of the'kind whereby the toggle joint comprises two around a common 10 hinge joint mutually pivotable first and second joining branches which at their opposie ends each a~e connected to one of the ~wo said longitudinal.branches of the pair of scissor shaped holding means.
Toggle joints or knee joints are constructive elements 15 which per se ~s commonly known elements belong -to -the s-tate oE the ar~.
The,pre3ent ;Lnv~ntlon rela~es ~o ~he appllcatlon o~
such devices, and more speciEicall~ to the application thereof to a fork or rather scissor shaped holding means 20 capable with sufficient force safely to hold at least one bicycle unto and above a commonly used ball hitch, shaped means being provided at the rear of an automobile for the pulling of a trailer or caravan behind the automobile, when the automobile is used alone without any trailer or cara-25 van.in which case the ball shaped hook means is present asa free element, i.e. non-used element, on the rear of the automobile.
The purpose for the invention is to provlde a compara-tively cheap and easily manufactured holding means capable 30 without undue twisting of the said two longitudinal bran-ches of the holding means to hold these branches fixed in position unto and preferably above the said ball shaped hook means, so that when fixed in position the two said longitudinal branches are kept in fix.e:d position inrelation ...:
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to the automobile and thus safely through carrying means being fas-tened unto them, such as horizontally toward rear protruding vaguely upward pointing carrying rods or beams, also can hold at least one bicycle in fixed position in 5 relation to the au-tomobile. The toggle joint according to the invention may be locked by means of an attacheable locking element sothat stealingor un~ueremoval or loosening of the holding means are prevendable.
This is according to the invention provided in that 10 the said lockable toggle joint is provided with a first joining branch having an extension thereof provided with a means, such as with a location, able to abut against an-other means, such as an abuttable location, on the said second joining branch located at spaced distance from their 15 said common hinged joint, and whereby a third hancllelike bxanch locat~d at a spaced distance from this saicl common hlng~d joint is ~oinecl pivo-t~blc to the said ~xt~rlslon o~
~h~ said firs~ join:Lng ~anch and carrylncJ at l~st one snaplock means being so provided that lt with the said 20 first and second joining branches through their pivotable movements being swung to provide the tensioned spacing of the toggle joint between the two said longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means regis~e~ and a~e inter-lock snaplocking with a receiving snaplock means located on 25 the said first joining branch.
To achieve an embodiment which urther reduces any twisting of -the two said longitudinal branches the said first and second joining branches each may be comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch 30 elements as to provide guiding and non-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means. Embodiments according to the invention may thus be provided where the longitudinal branches not necessarily are shaped as straight rods, but may be shaped in more 35 bent shapesas to avoid a covering of the view from the rear -of automobile license plates being posi.tioned above the ball shaped hook means and which easily may be covered from view through straight rod shaped longitudinal bran-ches pro-truding oblique upwards from the ball shaped hook 5 means for the carrying of the at least one bicycle. If the longitudinal branches are given a bent shape their capabi-lity to provide a sufficiently stiff holding of the at.
least one bicycle to be carried is rather much reduced, first of all because they have to present a greater length 10 but also because they much more easily may be twisted each.
Through the application of the invention this twistability is considerably reduced.
Various locking means may be used in connection with embodiments according to the presen-t invention. Without in 15 any way to be exhaustive, some proba~le embodiments o;E
applicab~e locking mcans are describ~cl ;ln col1nectlon wi.th ~om~ ex~pl.lEi~cl ~m~o~llm~n~ cord:lng ~o kh~ lnvQntlon which are described ag ~ollows under reEerence to the drawings, wherein FIG. 1 in the perspective illustrates an embodiment according to the invention of a cycle rack to be mounted on a trailer ball hitch 1, FIG. 2 illustrates another embodiment of a cycle rack according to the invention, FIG. 3 illustrates in the perspective a partly opened toggle joint to a cycle rack according to FIG.
1 o~ FIG. 2, .~
FIG. ~ illus-trates the same as ~IG. 3, but in par-tly cut away view, and FIG. 5 illustrates in the perspective the lower portion of an embodiment according to the in-vention of a cycle rack,such as according to FIG. 1 or 2, fitted with exchangeable holding rneans for trailer ball hitches 1 of different size.
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Two possible embodiments according to the invention are by way of example shown in FIG.s 1 through 4 in the drawing in which theshown elements which are identical or perform the same function are referred to through the same 5 reference numeral.
A trailer ball hitch of the type belnglocated on the rear of automobilesfor trailing of caravans, trailers for equipments, goods , etc. carries reference numeral 1. Jus-t Above theball isin tensionedcondition illustratea a cyc'le 10 rack comprising scissor branches 2 and 3 which at their lower portions 27 and 37 below a fish plate link connecting means 7 being linked to the scissor branches 2 and 3 at 71 and 72 internally.be-tween the branches 2 and 3 carry annu-lar holding means 8A and 8B capable in the shown tensioned 15 cond:lti.on oE ~he cycle rack ~o hold the ball hitch 1 sc~uce~4~d ~q~w~en ~h~m~ whlle me~ns2A,3A c~rry khe blcy~les.
Be~ween the upper portions oE the scissor branches 2 and 3 is mounted a toggle joint comprising two at 41 and at 51 pivotably to the scissor branches 2 and 3 connected 20 toggle branches 4 and 5. These two toggle branches 4 and 5 share a common linkbolt 45 mutually lin~ing. the two bran-ches together. The toggle joint is shown in closed condi-tion providing tension between the branches 2 and 3 at 41 and 51 thereby enabling thelower portions o~ the scissor 25 branches 2 and 3 through the annular holding means 8A and 8B to squeeze the ball hitch 1 between them.due to the ~ish plate arrangemen-t 7, 71, 72 serving as scissor beariny ~or the scissor branches 2 and 3. The toggle joint is opened to widen the annular members 8A and 8B away from each other by 3~ pushing the common tap bolt 45 upwards and thereby swinging the toggle joint branches 4 and 5 around bearings 41 and 519 makingmounting andremoval ofthe cycle rack possiblP
The toggle joint branches 4 and 5 are kept intensioned condition by a snaplock member 6 being located on an exten-35 sion 5A of branch 5.
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An embodiment of the snaploc.k means is by way oEexample described in more details as follows underreference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 of the drawing.
The snaplock means 6 is pivotably connected to an 5 extension 5A of the toggle joint branch 5 at 65. The snaplock member 6 is here angular shaped with the link bolt located close to the angular bending of the snaplock member 6. The lower portion according *o FIG. 3 anf FIG. 4 of the drawing of the illustrated snaplock member 6 is at 64 pro-10 vided with a hook shaped portion able to grip under anabutting portion of the other toggle branch 4 when the two toggle branches are swung to tensioning position shown in FIG. 1 and in FIG. 2. The abutting portion 46 o~ :toggle branch 4 simul~aneously abut against the ma-terial portion 15 of the snaplock member 6 just below the location G5. By downwclrd pressiny on ~ hanclle shapecl po~kion 64 oE the snaplock member 6 the snaploclc member pivo~s arouncl kh~
bearing locatlon 65 and disables the hoolc shaped portion 64 from the abuttiny portion 46 which makes it possible to 20 push thelin~cbolt45 upwards for opening of the toggle joint.
In FIG. 4 showing thesame as FIG. 3, but in cut away view, a spring means 69 is shown which provides a pushing force between the snaplock member 6 and a cross member 59 located on the extension SA of togyle branch S~ therethrouyh 25 the handle portion 6H is kept upwards urged and urginy the snaplock hook member 64 in a yripping position toyether with the abutting portion 46 when the toygle jo.int is in closed condition.
An opening or other interlock means for a padlock or 30 other locking means may be located for instance at 40 so that the snaplock member 6 is prevented from being moved.
The branches 4, 5 and 7 are illustrated comprised oftwo in parallel arranged branch members which for instance may be made of flat iron. Herethrough twisting movements of the 35 snaplock as well as of the branches 2 and 3 are avoided~
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therethrough a better holding of the cycle rack on the ball hitch 1 is provided.
This last feature is essentially important when an embodiment of the cycle rack as the one shown in FIG. 2 of 5 the drawing is used. Here the scissor branches are provided with two bendings respectively 22, 23 and 32, 33 thus pro-viding an aperture between the scissor branches 2 and 3 so that the cycle rack does not cover the view of a license plate posi-tioned at the rear of an automobile above the 10 rear bumper of the automobile.
In FIG. 5 of the drawing a further development accor-ding to the invention is shown through which accomodation to the above mentioned embodiments according to the inven-tlon in case of mo-lnting of the cycle rack to trailer ball 15 hl-tch means o dJ.~Ee~ent si~es i5 to be ach:Leved. Thus, in ca~e tlle hol~:lng means 8~ and 8a shoulcl have ~no~her ~ize, ~nd ~hus ~or .ln~kanc~ ~ho~lld ~xhlb~ o~he~ ~.lame~ers o:E ~h~
annular shaped holdlng mcans or wl1ould exhibit cli~Eerent axial lengths of the annular holding means 8A and ~B also 20 with the inclusion of p~.ssible means being inserted between these and the longitudinal branch portions 27 and 37 or a combination hereof is a bet-terl.choice an embodiment as shown in FIG. 5 may be advantageous. In FIG. 5 thus is shown a pair of exchangeable holding means provided with 25 annular shaped holding means 8A and 8B are shown.
To provide an easily performed axchanyeability o~ the holding means according to FIG. 5 diEferent sets of holding means 8A and ~B provided with tupe shaped means 9A and 9B
may be employed. The;tube shaped means 9A and 9B may, 30 .carrying adequate fastening means, such as set screws 9C
and 9D or the like, adequate close fittingly around the lower portions 27 and 37 of the longitudinal branches 2 and 3 be slided ~p from below around these portions and through tensioning of the fastening means 9C and 9D be kept in po-35 sition thereon. Means 9C, 9D could also be snaplock means,etc.
Claims (17)
1. A lockable toggle joint for the providing of mutually tensioned spacing between two longitudinal branches belonging to a pair of scissor shaped holding means, such as means for the holding of at least one bicycle during transportation thereof arranged above and through the provided tension into a trailer ball hitch means of an automobile,and being of the kind whereby the toggle joint comprises two around a common hinge joint mutually pivotable first and second joining branches which at their opposite ends each are connected to one of the two said longitudinal branch ches of the pair of scissor shaped holding means, and whereby the first joining branch is provided with an extension thereof being provided with a means, such as with a location, able to abut against another means, such as an abuttable location, on the said second joining branch located at spaced distance from their said common hinged joint, and whereby a third handlelike branch loca-ted at a spaced distance from this said common hinged joint is joined pivotable to the said extension of the said first joining branch and carrying at least one snaplock means being so provided that it with the said first and second joining branches through their pivotable movementsbeing swung to provide the tensioned spacing of the toggle joint between the two said longitudinal bran-ches of the scissor shaped holding means register and are interlock snaplocking with a receiving snaplock means located on the said first joining branch.
2. A lockable toggle joint according to claim 1 at which the said third handlelike branch is angular shaped provided with the said snaplock means on one of theangular branches thereof and having the other angular branch thereof so shaped that manual activating of the handlelike branch is providable by means of one finger of a human hand.
3. A lockable toggle joint according to claim 1 at which the said two joining branches are provided with openings whereby the openings of the two joining branches mutually register and are able to receive a per se known locking means for the locking of the toggle joint when the said two joining branches through their pivotable movements are being swung to provide the tensioned spacing of the toggle joint between the two said longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
4. A lockable toggle joint according to claim 2 at which the said two joining branches are provided with openings whereby the openings of the two joining branches mutually register and are able to receive a per se known locking means for the locking of the toggle joint when the said two joining branches through their pivotable movements are being swung to provide the tensioned spacing of the toggle joint between the two said longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
5. A lockable toggle joint according to claim 1 at which a spring means is provided for urging the said third handlelike branch to be swung through its pivotable movement to register and snaplock with the receiving snaplock means of the said first joining branch.
6. A lockable toggle joint according to claim 2 at which a spring means is provided for urging the said third handlelike branch to be swung through its pivotable movement to register and snaplock with the receiving snaplock means of the said first joining means.
7. A lockable toggle joint according to claim 3 at which a spring means is provided for urging the said third handlelike branch to be swung through its pivotable movement to register and snaplock with the receiving snaplock means of the said first joining means.
8. A lockable toggle joint according to claim 4 at which a spring means is provided for urging the said third handlelike branch to be swung through its pivotable movement to register and snaplock with the receiving snaplock means of the said first joining means.
9. A lockable toggle means according to claim 1 at which the said first and second joining branches each are comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch elements as to provide guiding and none-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
10. A lockable toggle means according to claim 2 at which the said first and second joining branches each are comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch elements as to provide guiding and none twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
11. A lockable toggle means according to claim 3 at which the said first and second joining branches each are comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch elements as to provide guiding and none-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
12. A lockable toggle means according to claim 4 at which the said first and second joining branches each are comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch elements as to provide guiding and none-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
13. A lockable toggle means according to claim 5 at which the said first and second joining branches each are comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch elements as to provide guiding and none-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
14. A lockable toggle means according to claim 6 at which the said first and second joining branches each are comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch elements as to provide guiding and non-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
15. A lockable toggle means according to claim 7 at which the said first and second joining branches each are comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch elements as to provide guiding and non-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
16. A lockable toggle means according to claim 8 at which the said first and second joining branches each are comprised of two in parallel and in spaced relationship arranged branch elements as to provide guiding and non-twisting of the said two longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means.
17. A lockable toggle joint for the providing of mutually tensioned spacing between two longitudinal bran-ches belonging to a pair of scissor shaped holding means, such as means for the holding of at least one bicycle during transportation thereof arranged above and through the provided tension unto a trailer ball hitch means of an automobile, and being of the kind whereby the toggle joint comprises two around a common hinge joint mutually pivotable first and second joining branches which at their opposite ends each are journaled to one of the two said longitudinal branches of the pair of scissor shaped holding means, and whereby the first joining branch is provided with an extension thereof being provided with a means, such as with a location, able to abut against another means, such as an abuttable location, on the said second joining branch located at spaced distance from their said common hinged joint, and whereby a third handlelike branch loca-ted at a spaced distance from this said extension of the said first joining branch and carrying at least one snaplock means being so provided that it with the said first and second joining branches through their pivotable movements being swung to provide the tensioned spacing of the toggle joint between the two said longitudinal branches of the scissor shaped holding means register and are interlock snaplocking with a receiving snaplock means loca-ted on the said first joining branch, and whereby the pair of scissor shaped holding means are provided with exchangeable holding means which through the said tensioned condition of the longitudinal branches abut against the trailer ball hitch means, and through which exchangeability at differently sized trailer ball hitch means an adapted size of these holding means is selectable as to achieve a safe holding unto the trailer ball hitch means.
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