Bicycle lift and storage system
OwnerConrad Petersoninventor
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Abstract
A lift and storage apparatus for bicycles includes a bicycle support rack which can be lifted from an upright position on the floor of a garage or other enclosure into a raised, horizontal position adjacent to the ceiling under the control of a pivotal lift arm and a cam surface in the path of movement of the upper end of the support rack, and the support rack is capable of supporting one or two bicycles in side-by-side relation to one another.
Claims19
In storage apparatus for bicycles and like articles:
- support means for supporting at least one article in an upright position on a floor or other ground surface;
- a lift arm including means mounting said lift arm for vertical movement above the floor;
- means pivotally connecting said support means to said lift arm for pivotal movement of said support means with respect to said lift arm;
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- pivotal control means in the path of movement of said support means when said lift arm undergoes vertical movement to impart pivotal movement to said support means between said upright position on the floor and a raised, substantially horizontal position above the floor.
A lift and storage apparatus for bicycles and the like comprising:
- support means for supporting at least one bicycle in an upright position on a floor or other ground surface;
- a lift arm including means supporting said lift arm for rotation about a pivot point spaced above the floor;
- means pivotally connecting said support means to said lift arm for independent pivotal movement of said support means with respect to said lift arm;
- lift means associated with said lift arm for lifting said lift arm from a horizontally extending position to a substantially vertical position;
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- pivotal control means responsive to upward movement of said lift arm to impart independent pivotal movement to said support means from said upright position on the floor to a raised substantially horizontal position above the floor.
In lift and storage apparatus for storing bicycles in a building of the type having a floor, walls and ceiling, said apparatus comprising:
- bicycle support means for supporting at least one bicycle in an upright position on the floor;
- a lift arm including pivot means on one of said walls supporting said lift arm for rotation about a pivot point spaced above the floor;
- means pivotally connecting said bicycle support means to said lift arm for independent pivotal movement of said bicycle support means with respect to said lift arm;
- lift means including a cable connected to a free end of said lift arm for lifting said lift arm from a horizontally extending position to a substantially vertical position;
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- pivotal control means responsive to movement of said lift arm to impart independent pivotal movement to said support means between said upright position on the floor and a raised substantially horizontal position in proximity to the ceiling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.