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US 12,503,183 B2Granted
Bicycle rack
OwnerMarc Lauzoninventor
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Abstract
A bicycle rack system to hold a bicycle including a structural member, a swing arm and a plurality of wheel cradles. The swing arm is pivotally coupled to the structural member. The plurality of wheel cradles each have a shape to accommodate a shape of a wheel of the bicycle, and include a first wheel cradle and a second wheel cradle. The first wheel cradle is secured to a distal end of the swing arm, and the second wheel cradle is coupled to the structural member.
Claims20
A bicycle rack system to hold a bicycle, comprising:
- a structural member;
- a swing arm pivotally coupled to the structural member;
- and
- a plurality of wheel cradles, each wheel cradle having a shape to accommodate a shape of a wheel of the bicycle, the plurality of wheel cradles including a first wheel cradle and a second wheel cradle, the first wheel cradle being secured to a distal end of the swing arm, the second wheel cradle being coupled to the structural member, the first wheel cradle and the second wheel cradle engaging the wheel of the bicycle in an over-center manner.
1 more element
A method of holding a bicycle in a bicycle rack system, comprising the steps of:
- moving a wheel of the bicycle against a first wheel cradle of a swing arm, the moving of the wheel causing the swing arm to traverse in a pivotal direction relative to a structural member;
- and
- engaging a portion of the wheel in a second wheel cradle while the first wheel cradle and the swing arm traverse opposite to the pivotal direction to thereby engage the wheel in the first and second wheel cradles in an over-center manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.