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US 7,000,813 B2Granted
Seatpost 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 first arm section with proximal and distal ends;
- a first dropout attached to the distal end of the first arm section, the first dropout including a first slot, the first slot adapted to receive an end of an axle of the bicycle wheel therein;
- a second arm section with proximal and distal ends, the distal end of the second arm section being spaced from the distal end of the first arm section;
- a second dropout attached to the distal end of the second arm section, the second dropout including a second slot, the second slot adapted to receive another end of the axle of the bicycle wheel therein, the first and second slots being substantially aligned with each other;
- an attachment section, the attachment section being (i) coupled with the proximal ends of the first and second arms, and (ii) adapted to couple with a seatpost of a bicycle without the use of a clamping mechanism.
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A device for securing a bicycle wheel to a seatpost of a bicycle, the device comprising:
- an attachment section adapted to couple to the seatpost wherein the attachment section does not comprise a clamp;
- a first arm section with proximal and distal ends, the first arm section having a length greater than the radius of the bicycle wheel and being coupled with the attachment section;
- a first dropout attached to the distal end of the first arm section, the first dropout including a first slot, the first slot adapted to receive an end of an axle of the bicycle wheel therein;
- a second arm section with proximal and distal ends, the second arm section having a length greater than the radius of the bicycle wheel and being coupled with the attachment section, the distal end of the second arm section being spaced from the distal end of the first arm section;
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- a second dropout attached to the distal end of the second arm section, the second dropout including a second slot, the second slot adapted to receive another end of the axle of the bicycle wheel therein, the first and second slots being substantially aligned with each other.
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A device for securing a front bicycle wheel of a bicycle to the bicycle when the bicycle is attached to a vehicle mounted bicycle rack for transport, the device comprising:
- a seatpost attachment mechanism adapted to couple with a shaft of a seatpost, the attachment mechanism not including a clamping mechanism;
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- a bicycle wheel attachment mechanism adapted to secure the front bicycle wheel to the device, the seatpost attachment mechanism and the bicycle wheel attachment mechanism being coupled with each other.
A device for securing a bicycle wheel to a bicycle, the device comprising:
- a first arm section with proximal and distal ends;
- a first dropout attached to the distal end of the first arm section, the first dropout including a first slot, the first slot adapted to receive an end of an axle of the bicycle wheel therein;
- a second arm section with proximal and distal ends, the distal end of the second arm section being spaced from the distal end of the first arm section;
- a second dropout attached to the distal end of the second arm section, the second dropout including a second slot, the second slot adapted to receive another end of the axle of the bicycle wheel therein, the first and second slots being substantially aligned with each other;
- an attachment section, the attachment section being (i) coupled with the proximal ends of the first and second arms, and (ii) adapted to couple with a tube of a bicycle without the use of a clamping mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.