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BICYCLE STORAGE RACK
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a mounting rack for a bicycle
and more particularly pertains to a new bicycle storage rack for
allowing a user to conveniently store one's bicycle in doors.
Description of the Prior Art
The use of a mounting rack for a bicycle is known in the prior
art. More specifically, a mounting rack for a bicycle heretofore
devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar,
expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the
myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have
been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and
requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Patent No. 5,772,048; U.S.
Patent No. 706,718; U.S. Patent No. 478,805; U.S. Patent No.
503,185; U.S. Patent No. 615,995; and U.S. Patent No. 27,769.
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While these devices fulfill their respective, particular
objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not
disclose a new bicycle storage rack. The inventive device includes
a base member having a main elongate member connected to a pair
of secondary elongate members, a first upright tubular member
removeably disposed upon the main elongate member, a second
upright tubular member adjustably mounted to the first upright
tubular member, and further includes bracket means for suspending
a bicycle above the base member. The bracket means includes an
upper bracket member having either a hook-like member fixedly
attached to the second upright tubular member or an elongate
member being fixedly attached to the second upright tubular
member with handle bar support members fixedly attached at the
ends of the elongate member. The bracket means also includes a
lower bracket member having either a sleeve mounted about the
first upright tubular member, an elongate support member attached
to the sleeve and a seat post support member connected to the
elongate support member and having an angled elongate member
and a pronged member, or a sleeve mounted about the first upright
tubular member, a hanger support member connected to the sleeve
and a pronged hanger connected to the hanger support member.
In these respects, the bicycle storage rack according to the
present invention substantially departs from the conventional
concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an
apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of for allowing a
user to conveniently store one's bicycle in doors.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known
types of a mounting rack for a bicycle now present in the prior art,
the present invention provides a new bicycle storage rack
construction wherein the same can be utilized for allowing a user to
S conveniently store one's bicycle in doors.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be
described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new bicycle
storage rack which has many of the advantages of the mounting rack
for a bicycle mentioned heretofore and many novel features that
result in a new bicycle storage rack which is not anticipated,
rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art
a mounting rack for a bicycle, either alone or in any combination
thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a
base member having a main elongate member connected to a pair of
secondary elongate members, a first upright tubular member
removeably disposed upon the main elongate member, a second
upright tubular member adjustably mounted to the first upright
tubular member, and further includes bracket means for suspending
a bicycle above the base member. The bracket means includes an
upper bracket member having either a hook-like member fixedly
attached to the second upright tubular member or an elongate
member being fixedly attached to the second upright tubular
member with handle bar support members fixedly attached at the
ends of the elongate member. The bracket means also includes a
lower bracket member having either a sleeve mounted about the
first upright tubular member, an elongate support member attached
to the sleeve and a seat post support member connected to the
elongate support member and having an angled elongate member
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and a pronged member, or a sleeve mounted about the first upright
tubular member, a hanger support member connected to the sleeve
and a pronged hanger connected to the hanger support member.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that
will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter
of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of
the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is
not limited in its application to the details of construction and to
the arrangements of the components set forth in the following
description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable
of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in
various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and
terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and
should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be
utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods
and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as
including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and
especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who
are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to
determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence
of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is
neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is
measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the
scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a
new bicycle storage rack which has many of the advantages of the
mounting rack for a bicycle mentioned heretofore and many novel
features that result in a new bicycle storage rack which is not
anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of
the prior art a mounting rack for a bicycle, either alone or in any
combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new
bicycle storage rack which may be easily and efficiently
manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new
bicycle storage rack which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a
new bicycle storage rack which is susceptible of a low cost of
manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the
consuming public, thereby making such bicycle storage rack
economically available to the buying public.
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Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide
a new bicycle storage rack which provides in the apparatuses and
methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while
simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally
associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a
new bicycle storage rack for allowing a user to conveniently store
one's bicycle in doors.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
new bicycle storage rack which includes a base member having a
main elongate member connected to a pair of secondary elongate
members, a first upright tubular member removeably disposed upon
the main elongate member, a second upright tubular member
adjustably mounted to the first upright tubular member, and further
includes bracket means for suspending a bicycle above the base
member. The bracket means includes an upper bracket member
having either a hook-like member fixedly attached to the second
upright tubular member or an elongate member being fixedly
attached to the second upright tubular member with handle bar
support members fixedly attached at the ends of the elongate
member. The bracket means also includes a lower bracket member
having either a sleeve mounted about the first upright tubular
member, an elongate support member attached to the sleeve and a
seat post support member connected to the elongate support member
and having an angled elongate member and a pronged member, or a
sleeve mounted about the first upright tubular member, a hanger
support member connected to the sleeve and a pronged hanger
connected to the hanger support member.
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Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide
a new bicycle storage rack that allows the user to conveniently
work on one's own bicycle.
Even still another object of the present invention is to
provide a new bicycle storage rack that is essentially a space saver.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with
the various features of novelty which characterize the invention,
are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and
forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the
invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained
by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings
IS and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred
embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be better understood and objects other than
those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is
given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a new bicycle storage
rack according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a detailed cross-sectional mew of the present
invention.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the
present invention.
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Figure 4 is a detailed perspective view of the lower bracket
and tray of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a detailed perspective view of the base member
Figure 7 is a detailed perspective view of the secondary
member of the first embodiment of the present invention.
elongate member of the base member of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the second embodiment
Figure 8 is a detailed perspective view of the upper bracket
Figure 9 is a detailed perspective view of the lower bracket
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member of the second embodiment of the present invention.
member of the second embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
Figures 1 through 9 thereof, a new bicycle storage rack embodying
the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally
designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in Figures 1 through 9, the bicycle storage
rack 10 generally comprises a base member 11 including a main
elongate member 12, two secondary elongate members 13,19
securely and conventionally connected to ends of the main elongate
member 12. A plurality of extension support members 14,15 are
securely and conventionally connected to the main elongate member
12, and an upright tubular support member 18 is securely and
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conventionally connected to the main elongate member 12. Each of
the secondary elongate members 13,19 has an open end which is
closeable with a cap member 16. The base member 11 also includes
extension members 17 each of which has a threaded end and is
adapted to be threaded in the open end of a respective one of the
secondary elongate members 13,19 to further stabilize the bicycle
storage rack 10.
A first upright tubular member 20 is securely mounted upon
the base member 11 and extends upwardly therefrom and is
removably and securely received in the upright tubular support
member 18. A second upright tubular member 21 adjustably
extends through a top of the first upright tubular member and has a
plurality of holes 26 spaced therealong.
The bicycle storage rack 10 includes a means for height
adjustment of the second upright tubular member 21 relative to the
first upright tubular member 20 which includes a sleeve 22 securely
and conventionally fastened about the first upright tubular member
and a fastening member 23 having a knob and being threaded
through the sleeve 22 and engageable to the second upright tubular
20 member 21, and also includes a means for supporting a bicycle 50
above the base member 11, and a tray 25 removably mounted upon
the base member 11 for receiving debris and water falling from a
bicycle 50 being supported upon the bicycle storage rack 10.
The first embodiment of the bicycle storage rack 10 includes
the second upright tubular member 21 having a curved upper
portion 24 with the means for supporting a bicycle 50 above the
base member 1 1 having a plurality of bracket means securely and
conventionally mounted to the first and second upright tubular
members 20,21. The bracket means further includes a lower bracket
member 30 having a sleeve 31 movably and securely mounted with a
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bolt about the first upright tubular member 20. A hanger support
member 32 is securely and conventionally attached to the sleeve 31
and extends outwardly therefrom, and a pronged hanger 33 is
securely and conventionally attached to an end of the hanger
support member 32. The lower bracket member 30 further includes
a plurality of roller members 29 conventionally disposed upon ends
of the pronged hanger 33 to effectively engage and retain a portion
of a frame of a bicycle 50 to the pronged hanger 33 with the roller
members 29 being essentially made of nylon. The bracket means
further including an upper bracket member 40 having a hook-like 41
member securely and conventionally attached or welded to and
suspended from an end of the curved upper portion 24.
As a second embodiment, the bracket means includes a lower
bracket member 30 which includes a sleeve 34 securely and
movably mounted with a bolt about the first upright tubular member
20, an elongate support member 35 securely attached with a bolt to
the sleeve 34, and a seat post support member 36 having an angled
elongate member 37 fastened to the elongate support member 35
with a bolt and having a pronged member 39 securely attached and
welded to a first end of the angled elongate member 37. The angled
elongate member 37 has a longitudinal slot 38 near a second end
thereof and is adjustable relative to the elongate support member
35. The bracket means also includes an upper bracket member 40
which includes an elongate member 42 securely and conventionally
attached to the second upright tubular member 21, and further
includes a pair of handle bar support members 44,45 securely
attached with bolts at ends of the elongate member 42. The
elongate member 42 has an arcuate central portion 43 which is
adapted to fit about the second upright tubular member 21. Each of
the handle bar support members 44,45 includes a first end portion
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and a second portion which are angled relative to a central portion.
The first end portion is angled upwardly relative to the base
member 11 with the central portion being disposed generally
parallel with the base member 11.
In use, the bicycle storage rack 10 can be easily and
conveniently constructed in the user's garage or house with a
bicycle 50 being conveniently mounted upon the bicycle storage
rack 10 in such a way so as to save storage space.
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and
operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent
from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion
relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized
that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the
invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form,
function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed
readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all
equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and
described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by
the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of
the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the
art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction
and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable
modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the
scope of the invention.
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