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US 12,735,132 B2Granted
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.
Claims16
A bicycle rack comprising:
- a support member having a first portion, and a second portion, disposed at an angle relative to the first portion, the second portion being configured to support a pedal of a bicycle and having a forked portion configured to receive and support a spindle of the pedal;
- 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 having a generally cup-shaped portion configured to fit over a crank arm coupled with the pedal when the cover member is in the closed position;
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- 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 member is closed and is configured to prevent access to a spindle of the pedal.
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A method of securing a bicycle, the method comprising:
- providing a bicycle rack comprising:
- (a) a support member having a first portion, and a second portion, disposed at an angle relative to the first portion, the second portion being 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, the cover member having a generally cup-shaped portion configured to fit over the crank arm when the cover member is in the closed position;
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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, and is configured to prevent access to the spindle of the pedal;
- 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 positioning the cup-shaped portion over the crank arm;
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- locking the cover member in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.