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US 12,227,250 B1Granted
Locking wall-mounted bicycle racks
AssigneeRyan Marshall
InventorsRyan Marshall, Jonathan Dietrich
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Abstract
A bicycle rack is disclosed. The rack includes (a) a support member having a first portion configured to be mounted on a wall and a second portion, disposed at an angle relative to the first portion, configured to support the pedal of a bicycle; and (b) a cover member pivotably mounted on the first portion of the support member, the cover member being configured to move between an open position in which the support member is uncovered and a closed position in which the support member is covered.
Claims18
A wall-mounted bicycle rack, the rack comprising:
- a support member having a first portion configured to be mounted on a wall and a second portion, disposed at an angle relative to the first portion, configured to support the pedal of a bicycle;
- a cover member pivotably mounted on the first portion of the support member, the cover member being configured to move between an open position in which the support member is uncovered and a closed position in which the support member is covered;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the cover member in the closed position;
- wherein a distal end of the cover member extends over a distal end of a crank arm of the bicycle when the cover is closed, preventing access to a spindle of the pedal and the top of the crank arm.
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A method comprising:
- mounting on a wall surface a bicycle rack, the rack comprising:
- (a) a support member having a first portion configured to be mounted on a wall and a second portion, disposed at an angle relative to the first portion, configured to support the pedal of a bicycle;
- (b) a cover member pivotably mounted on the first portion of the support member, the cover member being configured to move between an open position in which the support member is uncovered and a closed position in which the support member is covered;
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- (c) a locking mechanism configured to lock the cover member in the closed position;
- wherein a distal end of the cover member extends over a distal end of a crank arm of the bicycle when the cover is closed, preventing access to the spindle of the pedal and the top of the crank arm;
- mounting a bicycle in the rack by placing a pedal of the bicycle on the support member;
- moving the cover member to the closed position;
- and
- locking the cover member in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.