Bicycle rack
OwnerAlon Kedarinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle rack including a support structure defining at least a back groove portion having an upper and a lower end, and a base groove portion having a front and a rear end, wherein at least the base groove portion is formed with a central narrow groove for receiving a first width of tire, a wedge-angled slot configured to receive tires of a range of widths from a second width to a third width, the second width having a value greater than the first width and the third width having a value greater than the second width, and a transition portion connecting between the central narrow groove and the wedge-angled slot.
Claims7
A bicycle rack for supporting a bicycle with one wheel elevated to assume a vertical storage position, the bicycle rack comprising:
- (a) a support structure defining at least a rear groove portion for gripping a first region of a tire and a front groove portion for gripping a second region of the tire, said support structure configured for free-standing use on an underlying flat surface;
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- (b) a support pole attached to said support structure so as to stand upright, said support pole having an engagement portion configured for engaging a saddle or saddle post so as to allow vertical storage of the bicycle when the bicycle is raised into a vertical storage position with the tire of its rear wheel engaged with said support structure and its front wheel extending upwards beyond said engagement portion,
- wherein said support pole is attached to said support structure such that a length axis of said support pole is in a fixed angular relation to said support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.