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US 7,000,811 B2Granted
Handlebar/stem mounted bicycle wheel holding device
OwnerKeith Gilstrap, Doug Golenzinventors
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Abstract
A wheel holding device for attaching to one or both a handlebar or a stem of a bicycle is described. In one embodiment, the device holds and secures the front wheel of a bicycle that has been removed from the bicycle's front fork for use when transporting the bicycle on a rooftop carrier of an automobile.
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A device for securing a bicycle wheel to a bicycle, the device comprising:
- a generally u-shaped form having first and second arm portions extending from a base portion, the arm portions being spaced from each other generally proximate the base portion a sufficient distance to permit a handlebar stem of the bicycle to fit therebetween, the first and second arm portions terminating in first and second ends, the first and second end portions being spaced from each other, the first end having a first dropout attached thereto, the second end having a second dropout attached thereto, the first dropout having a first slot and the second dropout having a second slot, the first and second slots being substantially aligned with each other and adapted to receive the ends of an axle of the bicycle wheel therein.
A device for attaching a bicycle wheel to a bicycle, the device comprising:
- a generally V-shaped portion, the V-shaped portion including two legs;
- first and second support leg portions, each support leg portion intersecting with an end of one of the legs of the V-shaped portion at a proximal end forming a first angle, each support leg portion extending from the proximal end to a distal end;
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- first and second dropout portions, the first dropout portion being attached to the distal end of the first support leg portion, the second dropout portion being attached to the distal end of the second support leg portion, each of the first and second dropout portions including a slot formed therein for receiving a portion of an axle of the bicycle wheel, the slot of the first dropout portion being substantially aligned with the slot of the second dropout portion.
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A device for attaching a bicycle wheel to a bicycle, the device comprising:
- a framework adapted to attach to one or both of a stem and handlebar of the bicycle without a clamping mechanism that comprises interconnected moving parts;
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- a wheel attachment mechanism coupled with the framework for securing the bicycle wheel to the device wherein the wheel attachment mechanism comprises a pair of spaced and aligned slots adapted to receive an axle of the bicycle wheel therein.
A combination comprising:
- a bicycle including a frame, a front fork pivotally connected to the frame, a handlebar stein connected to the front fork, a handlebar connected to the handlebar stem, and a rear wheel;
- a bicycle rack adapted for mounting to an automotive vehicle, the bicycle being secured to the bicycle rack;
- a front wheel of the bicycle removed from the front fork;
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- a wheel holding device having at least first and second ends, the front bicycle wheel being secured to a first end and the second end being attached to at least one of the handlebar stem and the handlebar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.