Rack especially adapted for use with bicycles

Abstract

A generally L-shaped bicycle rack includes upper and lower intersecting leg portions, each including side walls having outwardly extending peripheral flanges which may optionally engage nails or screws for the purpose of securing the rack in a selected location. An arcuate well disposed centrally in the rack receives an outer circumferential portion of a bicycle wheel to support a bicycle for storage purposes. Aligned pairs of notches in the peripheral flanges of the upper and lower legs allows one or more of the racks to be secured in a variety of different mounting configurations. In a first alternative, the rack may be secured to a vertical wall to store a bicycle in a vertical orientation. In a second alternative, a plurality of racks may be secured in sequential adjacent relation to form a rack for storing multiple bicycles. A tubular member extending transversely through the upper leg of the rack may receive cables or chains for locking a bicycle to the rack. Alternatively, one or more of the racks may be mounted in a selected location by passing a chain, cable, or pipe through the tubular member. The rack has a lightweight open hollow construction which allows storage and shipping of a plurality of racks in nested stacked relation to minimize shipping and storage costs.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.