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US 5,842,581 AGranted
Portable bicycle repair rack
OwnerGary R. Graefeinventor
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Abstract
A portable bicycle repair rack is disclosed which adjustably supports a bicycle for the maintenance or repair thereof, using a common door as a vertical support member.
Claims44
A portable work holder, which utilizes a conventional door as a vertical support member, comprising, in combination:
- a bracket adapted to straddle the edge of a common door and having a plurality of arm attachment means thereon;
- strapping means which circumnavigate the girth of a door and wherein said strapping means holds said bracket against an edge of a door;
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- at least one arm adapted to support a pre-specified object, and which removably attaches to said bracket.
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A portable work holder, which utilizes a conventional door as a vertical support member, comprising, in combination:
- an integral bracket and arm having a bracket portion and at least one arm portion, wherein said bracket portion is adapted to straddle the edge of a common door and wherein said arm portion is adapted to support a prespecified object;
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- strapping means which circumnavigate the girth of a door and wherein said strapping means holds said integral bracket and arm against an edge of a door.
A bicycle-supporting rack for removable attachment to a door having two opposing faces and an outer edge, comprising:
- a bracket having opposing bearings for bearing on opposing faces of a door, and an edge bearing for bearing on an edge of the door;
- an outwardly extending arm operatively connected to the bracket and having a bicycle-receiving receptacle spaced outwardly from the bracket;
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- a tensioner attached to the bracket for holding the edge bearing of the bracket in contact with a vertical edge of a door when the edge bearing is aligned with the vertical edge of the door, and for limiting the movement of the arm relative to the door when a bicycle is received by the receptacle.
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A portable object support for use with a door, comprising:
- a main body having opposing lateral restraints, a strap retainer, and a longitudinal restraint spaced apart from the strap retainer and located between the lateral restraints;
- a strap retained in the strap retainer;
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- an outwardly extending arm attached to the main body;
- wherein the lateral restraints are sized to bear on opposite outer faces of a door, the longitudinal restraint is arranged relative to the lateral restraints to bear on an edge of the door and the strap is sized to extend around the edge, outer faces and another edge of the door.
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A removable rack for supporting a load on a door, comprising:
- an elongate U-shaped bracket having an approximately planar face interconnecting opposing wings, the face including a top and a bottom when viewed along a line perpendicular to the planar face;
- a strap retainer formed adjacent the top of the face;
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- an arm attached to the bracket and extending outwardly from the planar face in a direction opposite the opposing wings.
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A bicycle supporting rack comprising:
- an upright door having an exposed edge and opposing faces adjacent the exposed edge;
- removable support structure including outwardly extending arms, an edge bearing in contact with the edge of the door, and opposing face bearings corresponding to the opposing faces of the door;
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- a strap connected to the removable support and encircling the exposed edge and opposing faces of the door.
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A door-supported work stand comprising:
- a strap for encircling a door;
- a bracket having a strap-receiving portion for being supported by the strap when the bracket is entrapped between the strap and the door, an edge bearing spaced away from the strap-receiving portion for bearing on an edge of the door, and a pair of opposing face bearings located between the strap-receiving portion and the edge bearing for bearing on opposing faces of the door;
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- an arm extending outwardly from the bracket having a receptacle for an object, the receptacle being spaced away from the bracket.
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A bicycle-supporting rack for removable attachment to a door having two opposing faces and an outer edge, comprising:
- a bracket having opposing bearings for beating on opposing faces of a door, and an edge bearing for bearing on an edge of the door;
- an outwardly extending arm formed integrally with the bracket from a continuous piece of structural material and having a bicycle-receiving receptacle spaced outwardly from the bracket;
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- a tensioner attached to the bracket for holding the edge bearing of the bracket in contact with an edge of a door when the edge bearing is aligned with the edge of the door, and for limiting the movement of the arm relative to the door when a bicycle is received by the receptacle.
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A bicycle-supporting rack for removable attachment to a door having two opposing faces and an outer edge, comprising:
- a bracket having opposing bearings for bearing on opposing faces of a door, an edge bearing for bearing on an edge of the door, an upwardly facing open trough and an approximately vertical lock;
- an outwardly extending arm operatively connected to the bracket and having a bicycle-receiving receptacle spaced outwardly from the bracket, and a vertical pin for mating with the bracket lock so that the arm is held by the bracket trough and locked in position by the bracket lock;
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- a tensioner attached to the bracket for holding the edge bearing of the bracket in contact with an edge of a door when the edge bearing is aligned with the edge of the door, and for limiting the movement of the arm relative to the door when a bicycle is received by the receptacle.
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A bicycle-supporting rack for removable attachment to a door having two opposing faces and an outer edge, comprising:
- a bracket having an upwardly sloped open-ended channel, opposing bearings for bearing on opposing faces of a door, and an edge bearing for bearing on an edge of the door;
- an outwardly extending arm operatively connected to the bracket and having a bicycle-receiving receptacle spaced outwardly from the bracket, the arm sized to be slidably received by the bracket in a supporting position through an open end and along an axis of the bracket channel;
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- a tensioner attached to the bracket for holding the edge bearing of the bracket in contact with an edge of a door when the edge bearing is aligned with the edge of the door, and for limiting the movement of the arm relative to the door when a bicycle is received by the receptacle.
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A removable rack for supporting a load on a door, comprising:
- an elongate U-shaped bracket having an upwardly facing open trough and an approximately vertical lock, an approximately planar face interconnecting opposing wings, the face including a top and a bottom when viewed along a line perpendicular to the planar face;
- a strap retainer formed adjacent the top of the face;
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- an outwardly extending arm attached to the bracket, the arm having a vertical pin for mating with the bracket lock so that the arm is held by the bracket trough and locked in position by the lock.
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A removable rack for supporting a load on a door, comprising:
- an elongate U-shaped bracket having an upwardly sloped open-ended channel and an approximately planar face interconnecting opposing wings, the face including a top and a bottom when viewed along a line perpendicular to the planar face;
- a strap retainer formed adjacent the top of the face;
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- an outwardly extending arm attached to the bracket, the arm sized to be slidably received by the bracket in a supporting position through an open end and along an axis of the bracket channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.