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US 5,848,708 AGranted
Horizontal bicycle storage bracket
OwnerJohn Lee Edwardsinventor
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Abstract
A suspended bracket assembly for storing a bicycle in an overhead horizontal position. A suspended support bar combined with two ceiling mounted "J" hooks store a bicycle in a stable horizontal position. The forked end of the support bar holds the handle in the nominal position. The flat side of the storage bracket supports the bicycle weight at the steering post and center tube.
Claims7
A bicycle storage system for storing, horizontally from a ceiling, a bicycle having a front wheel, a rear wheel, a handle bar, a steering post and a center tube, said system comprising:
- a five point support with first and second support members adapted to engage and suspend the front and rear wheels of said bicycle;
- a support bar adapted to engage and suspend the bicycle handle bar, the bicycle steering post and the bicycle center tube, said support bar comprising an elongated member having a forked first end and a second end;
- a flat surface perpendicular to and extending from the forked first end to the second end, a first adjustment slot at the second end, perpendicular to the flat surface;
- and a second adjustment slot in the center of the elongated member perpendicular to the flat surface.
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