Bicycle rack

For a bicycle having a bicycle frame, a rear portion of which provides a mount for a rear wheel, the bicycle being of the type which includes a rear carrying platform disposed generally horizontally above the rear wheel, a bicycle rack for carrying a folded beach chair comprising:

• an upright rack frame generally lying in a plane and formed of elongated spaced apart slender upper and lower struts and elongated spaced apart slender front and rear side struts, said rack frame positioned against a side of the rear portion of the bicycle frame;
• each said side strut extending laterally at each lower end thereof to define a generally lateral leg depending from said side strut member and then extending upwardly to define an upright leg depending from said lateral leg, said upright leg being substantially shorter than, and spaced from a corresponding said side strut;
• said rack frame also including an elongated diagonal stiffening strut connected to, and extending between an upper end of one said side strut to a lower end of another said side strut;
• said lateral and upright legs spaced apart and cooperating to define a means for supporting and preventing lower lateral movement of the folded beach chair in an upright orientation against said upper strut member;
• clamping means for directly connecting said upper strut, in spaced substantially aligned relation, to a side edge of the rear carrying platform and for directly connecting said front side strut, in spaced generally aligned relation, to a generally upright support of the rear carrying platform.