Bicycle support rack
AssigneeLee-Rowan Company
InventorMichael H. Reedy
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a bicycle support rack that includes a shelf piece and a U-shaped bracket. The shelf piece is anchored to a wall along the rear, and has front corners supporting retaining hooks and apertured fixtures. The U-shaped bracket has a base portion anchored to the wall below the rear of the shelf piece. The arms of the U-shaped bracket extend diagonally up from the base to inwardly bent ends. The inwardly bent ends can be removably disposed through the apertures of the apertured fixtures, thereby resulting in a releasable engagement between the shelf piece and U-shaped bracket. The retaining hooks provide removable support for a bicycle by retaining the top tube of the bicycle frame.
Claims16
A bicycle support rack comprising:
- a resilient element having an unflexed position comprising a U-shape, the resilient element comprising a central base portion mounted on a wall and opposite outer segments which extend from the central base portion to terminate in bent ends;
- a planar member having a back end mounted on the wall at an elevation different from the central base portion, and extending from the back end to a forward portion,
- the forward portion providing a pair of laterally spaced sprockets for removable engaging the bent ends while the outer segments of the resilient element are flexed from the unflexed position, said resiliency retaining the bent ends in engagements with the sockets;
- retaining means for supporting a bicycle by a top tube thereof, the retaining means being cooperatively supported by and disposed in a rigid relation with the removably engaged resilient element and planar member and the planar member comprises a pair of laterally spaced wire segments, the wire segments having rear apertured portions for receiving fasteners.
A bicycle support rack comprising:
- a planar member having a back end mounted on a wall and extending forwardly substantially horizontally to a front end of the planar member, the planar member defining a shelf surface between its back end and front end for supporting objects thereon, and the planar member having a front retainer vertically upward from the front end of the planar member for preventing objects supported on the shelf surface from sliding over the front end and off of the shelf surface;
- a bracket having a rearward end mounted on the wall and a forward end mounted to the planar member to support the planar member extending substantially horizontally from the wall;
- and,
- retaining means extending forwardly from the planar member front end for supporting a bicycle from a top tube thereof.
A bicycle support rack comprising:
- a planar member having a back end mounted on a wall and extending forwardly substantially horizontally to a front end of the planar member, the planar member defining a shelf surface between its back end and front end for supporting objects thereon, and the planar member having a laterally spaced pair of side elements extending forwardly from the back end of the planar member to the front end along laterally opposite edges of the planar member shelf surface, the side elements both are spaced vertically above the opposite edges of the shelf surface for preventing objects supported on the shelf surface from sliding over the laterally opposite edges of the planar member and off of the shelf surface;
- a bracket having a rearward end mounted on the wall and a forward end mounted to the planar member to support the planar member extending substantially horizontally from the wall;
- retaining means comprising a laterally spaced pair of V-shaped segments extending forwardly from the pair of side elements for supporting a bicycle from a top tube thereof;
- and,
- the planar member has a back cross element that extends across the back end of the planar member and projects vertically above the shelf surface for preventing objects supported on the shelf surface from sliding over the back end and off the shelf surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.