US 2013/0043198 A1 · BICYCLE STORAGE SYSTEM

Abstract

A bicycle storage system has an apparatus with a collar within which a core member is rotatably engaged and a height adjustment rail system. A pair of locking arms is pivotally attached to the core member such that each of the locking arms has an open position designed to permit insertion or withdrawal of a bicycle wheel and a closed position designed to block withdrawal of the wheel Rotation of the core member locks the locking arms in the closed position. Bicycles of various sizes can be stored in the apparatus mounted on the height adjustment rail system by inserting the front wheel into engagement with the locking arms, rotating the front wheel from a substantially vertical plane to lock the locking arms in the closed position, and elevating the front wheel above the rear wheel by moving the apparatus along the rails of the height adjustment rail system.

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Dependent claims

A system for securing a bicycle to a wall, the system comprising:

an apparatus comprising:
a base member attachable to the wall;
a shuttle movable between an unlocked position and a locked position with respect to the base member;
a first locking arm attachable to the shuttle such that the first locking arm is movable with respect to the shuttle between a closed position that blocks withdrawal of the bicycle from the apparatus and an open position that permits withdrawal of the bicycle;
wherein the first locking arm is unable to move to the open position when the shuttle is in the locked position;
and
wherein the base member comprises a collar and e shuttle comprises a core member rotatably captured by the collar;
and
a height adjustment rail system comprising
at least one rail disposed generally vertically;
a sliding bracket disposed to slide along the rail and to which the apparatus is attached.

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A method for securing a bicycle to a wall through the use of an apparatus comprising a base member attached to a height adjustment rail system attached to a wall, a shuttle movable between an unlocked position and a locked position with respect to the base member, and a first locking arm attached to the shuttle such that the first locking arm is movable with respect to the shuttle between a closed position that Hocks withdrawal of the bicycle from the apparatus and an open position that permits withdrawal of the bicycle, the method comprising:

orienting the bicycle such that a front wheel of the bicycle is disposed to engage the first locking arm;
contacting the first locking arm with the front wheel to move the first locking arm to the closed position;
rotating the front wheel with respect to a substantially vertical plane to induce the first locking arm to move to the dosed position;
and
orienting the bicycle such that the front wheel of the bicycle is disposed above a rear wheel of the bicycle by moving the apparatus along the height adjustment rail system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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