Storage devices
AssigneeAlpen Storage, Inc.
InventorEric Pearson
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Abstract
This invention relates to storage devices, particularly to storage devices for storing and protecting vehicles, and more particularly to storage devices for storing and protecting bicycles and/or motorcycles. In one aspect of the present invention, a storage device may include an enclosure which may be sealed and/or closed off to the outside environment, and may further include a compact, at least partially nesting structure. In an exemplary embodiment, the nesting structure may include a plurality of segments that may form the enclosure, where some of the segments may nest into another to open the enclosure while maintaining the compact form-factor of the structure.
Claims16
A bicycle storage device, comprising:
- a base:
- a plurality of segments supported by the base;
- the base and the segments forming a partially circular enclosure removably housing a bicycle comprising a frame and a pair of wheels;
- a common pivot point about which a portion of the segments selectively pivot to nest inside each other to selectively open the enclosure;
- a wheel track supported by the base removably supporting the wheels of the bicycle in an upright position above the base;
- a frame holder supported by the base removably supporting the frame of the bicycle in the upright position above the base;
- and
- wherein the plurality of segments further comprises two or three selectively pivoting segments and two non-pivoting segments.
A storage device configured for removably housing a bicycle, comprising:
- a base:
- a plurality of segments supported by the base;
- the base and the segments forming a partially circular enclosure configured for removably housing a bicycle comprising a frame and a pair of wheels;
- a common pivot point about which a portion of the segments selectively pivot to nest inside each other to selectively open the enclosure;
- a wheel track supported by the base configured for removably supporting the wheels of the bicycle in an upright position above the base;
- a frame holder supported by the base configured for removably supporting the frame of the bicycle in the upright position above the base;
- and
- wherein the plurality of segments further comprises two or three selectively pivoting segments and two non-pivoting segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.