CA2507984A1 - Portable bicycle support stand - Google Patents

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CA2507984A1
CA2507984A1 CA 2507984 CA2507984A CA2507984A1 CA 2507984 A1 CA2507984 A1 CA 2507984A1 CA 2507984 CA2507984 CA 2507984 CA 2507984 A CA2507984 A CA 2507984A CA 2507984 A1 CA2507984 A1 CA 2507984A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62HCYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H3/00Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles
    • B62H3/04Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles involving forked supports of brackets for holding a wheel
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62HCYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H3/00Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles
    • B62H3/04Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles involving forked supports of brackets for holding a wheel
    • B62H3/06Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles involving forked supports of brackets for holding a wheel collapsible

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Abstract

The present invention is a portable bicycle support stand comprising of at least one wheel support member and a pair of base members adapted to releasably couple with the wheel support member. The wheel support member consists of two parallel inverted U-shaped rod members that are joined by one, preferably two, cross members that keep the rod members substantially vertical and sufficiently spaced-apart horizontally to accept a bicycle wheel thereby supporting a bicycle. Each base member comprises openings adapted to receive the ends of the inverted rod members and hold them in place without having to use tools assemble the support stand.
The base members are adapted to join with other base members to extend the width of the support stand and the number of bicycles it can support. The support stand is disassembled by simply removing the wheel support members from the base members. The compactness of the support stand components allows them to be placed in a carrying bag for easy storage or cartage to a new location.

Description

I "PORTABLE BICYCLE SUPPORT STAND"
2 Inventors: Ralph Wentland and Charles Clark 4 The present invention relates to the field of portable bicycle support stands.
More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of portable bicycle support 6 stands that can be assembled without tools and easily disassembled for storage and/or 7 cartage.

9 Floor-mounted, wall-mounted or freestanding bicycle racks or support stands are typically assembled by permanently fastening together the various bicycle rack I 1 components required to maintain the support of an upright bicycle. The permanence 12 of such bicycle racks can often be cumbersome and inhibit easy set-up andlor 13 transportability. Furthermore, the consumer's use of such racks is often limited by the 14 specific design and location of the xack itself.
US Patent Application no. 2004/0251219 teaches a bicycle rack system that 16 provides a system for supporting a plurality of bicycles but still requires a number of 17 steps to assemble the rack and furthex requires fasteners to,join the elements together.
18 Such a rack still requires significant effort to disassemble in order to pack up the rack 19 and transport it elsewhere.
It is, therefore, desirable to provide a sturdy but portable bicycle support stand 21 that is easy to assemble without the use of tools and yet can be easily disassembled for 22 storage or cartage elsewhere.
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1 SUM1V1A.RY OF THE INVENTION
2 The present invention is a portable bicycle support stand that is designed to 3 give the consumer a portable, easy-to-assemble bicycle storage unit. When the 4 consumer transports their bicycles during txavel, the present invention pxovides an easy-access support stand, thereby preventing clutter and allowing proper storage of 6 the bicycles.
7 The present invention comprises a pair of horizontal base members that are, 8 preferably, tubular and at least one wheel support member that releasably couples 9 with the base members. Each wheel support member consists of a pair of rod members that are formed into inverted U-shaped members. A pair of cross members 11 is used to join the rod members together and to keep the rod members substantially 12 vertical and spaced-apart horizontally. The space between the rod members is sized 13 to receive a wheel of a bicycle thereby supporting the bicycle. Each base member 14 comprises openings that releasably receive the ends of the rod members. The openings are sized to allow a snug and slidably fit of the rod member ends.
The 16 openings are also deep enough to receive a sufficient length of the rod member ends 17 thereby resulting in the base members being capable of providing stable support for 18 the wheel support members.
19 The present invention is assembled by inserting the ends of the rod members into corresponding openings in each of the base members. Each wheel support 21 member may be inserted into the base members so that they face in the same direction 22 or they may be inserted such that adjacent wheel support members are facing in 23 opposing directions. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each base 24 member is designed to hold two wheel support members. However, each base {E5049744.DOC; I {

1 member is also adapted to releasably join with another base member end to end so as 2 to form a portable bicycle support stand that can support more than two bicycles. The 3 base members further comprise additional openings that allow them to be secured to a 4 horizontal surface with a bolt or spike or by any other means as well known by those skilled in the art.
6 It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable bicycle support 7 stand that is compact and has a small footprint.
8 It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable bicycle 9 support stand that can be easily assembled without tools.
IO It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a portable bicycle 11 support stand that can be easily disassembled without tools and packed away in a I2 compact carrying bag for easy storage or transport.
13 Broadly stated, the present invention is a portable bicycle support stand, 14 comprising: at least one bicycle wheel support member having first and second ends, I 5 said at least one wheel support member capable of supporting a bicycle when a wheel 16 of said bicycle is inserted into said at least one wheel support member;
and a pair of 17 substantially horizontal base members, each base member having means for 18 releasably coupling with either of said first or second ends of said at least one wheel I9 support member thereby enabling said portable bicycle support stand to be formed 20 when said first end of said at least one wheel support member is coupled to one of 21 said pair of base members arid said second end of said at least one wheel support 22 member is coupled to the other of said pair of base members.
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1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRA~6VINGS
2 Figure I is an isometric exploded view of a pre~Perred embodiment of the 3 present invention.
4 Figure 2 is an isometric view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
6 Figure 3 is a cross-sectional side elevational view of a preferred embodiment 7 of the present invention along section lines A-A as shown in Figure 2.
8 Figure 4A is a magnified view of box 4A as shown in Figure 3.
9 Figure 4B is a magnified view of box 4B as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 4C is a magnified end view of an alternate embodiment of the base 11 member of the present invention.
12 Figure 5 is a side elevational view of a joining device for use with a preferred 13 embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is illustrated in Figures ~~ and 2. Portable bicycle 16 support stand 10 comprises of at least one wheel support member I2, rear base 17 member 22 and front base member 24. Base members 22 and 24 axe, preferably, 18 tubular. This may include circular tubing as well as square tubing. Each wheel I9 support member 12 comprises of left rod member I4 and right rod member 16 which are joined together by rear cross member 18 and front cross member 20. Rod 21 members I4 and 16 are kept parallel to one another by cross members 18 and 20. Rod 22 members 14 and 16 are sufficiently spaced apart to accommodate the width of a 23 bicycle wheel. Rod members 14 and 16 are shaped into a inverted U-shape so as to 24 extend upwards and support a bicycle wheel.
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1 For the purposes of this patent specification, the inverted U-shape of rod 2 members 14 and 16 may be of any suitable configuration such as curved, triangular, 3 rectangular, trapezoidal or any other shape that can support a bicycle wheel as well 4 known to those skilled in the art. In the preferred embodiment of the present 5 invention, front legs 35 are shorter than rear legs 33 thereby resulting in wheel 6 support member 12 having an approximate trapezoidal shape.
7 Base members 22 and 26 comprise a plurality of spaced-apart holes 26 that are 8 adapted to receive tapered ends 32 of rear legs 33 or tapered ends 34 of front legs 35 9 of wheel support member 12. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, support stand 10 can support two bicycles. Base members 22 and 14 further comprise 11 holes 23 that allow additional base members to be attached lengthwise to base 12 members 22 and 24 so as to produce a support stand 10 that can support more than 13 two bicycles. Alternatively, holes 23 may be used to secure base members 22 and 24 14 to a horizontal surface by driving a spike through holes 23 into the ground or receive a bolt so as to secure the position of the base members 22 and 24. It should be obvious 16 to those skilled in the art that other methods exist to utilize holes 23 to secure support 17 stand 10 to a surface. End caps 28 are placed on the exposed ends of base members 18 22 and 24 to prevent debris from entering the interior space of the tubular base 19 members.
Referring to Figures 3, 4A and 4B, cross-sectional side elevational views of 21 support stand 10 are shown. In assembling support stand 10, tapered end 32 of rear 22 leg 33 is inserted into hole 26 of base member 22 and tapered end 34 of front leg 35 is 23 inserted into hole 26 of base member 24. Each base member 22 and 24 further 24 comprises an internal rod support member consisting of flat bar 30 that is disposed at {E5049744.DOC;1 }

1 least partially along the length of base members 22 and 24. Flat bar 30 is inserted into 2 the base members from one end and is preferably secured by tack welding it into 3 position from each end of the base member. This is done prior to drilling holes 26 so 4 that a corresponding hole is drilled in flat bar 30 when hole 26 is drilled.
When tapered ends 32 and 34 are inserted into holes 26, they also pass through the 6 corresponding holes in flat bars 30. f3y passing a tapered e;nd through hole 26 and a 7 hole in flat bar 30, a stable connection is made between base member 22 or 24 and 8 wheel support member 12. The addition of flat bar 30 in base members 22 and 9 also provides additional mass to the base members therel7y adding stability to the assembled support stand 10. To disassemble support stand 10, wheel support 11 members 12 are simply removed from base members 22 a.nd 24. The compactness 12 and simplicity of the components of support stand 10 allow wheel support members 13 12 and base members 22 and 24 to be easily carried in a bag or sack for easy storage 14 or cartage to a new location.
In an alternate embodiment of the present invention as shown Figure 4C, flat 16 bar 30 is replaced by completely filling the interior space of base members 22 and 24 17 with solid material 31. Solid material 31 may be plastic or any other suitable material 18 as known by those skilled in the art. When holes 26 are drilled in base members 22 19 and 24 and into solid material 31, support is provided along the full length of legs 33 and 35 of rod members 14 and 16 as they are inserted into holes 26 to be releasably 21 coupled to base members 22 and 24. Solid material 31 also provides additional mass 22 to base members 22 and 24 which, in turn, increases the stability of support stand 10 23 when assembled.
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1 Referring to Figure 5, joiner bar 36 is shown. Whc,n base members 22 or 24 2 are joined together end to end to form a wider support stand 10 that supports more 3 bicycles, joiner bar 36 is inserted into holes 23 of adjoining base member to 4 releasably couple them together, such as base members 22a and 22b as shown in Figure 5.
6 Although a few preferred embodiments have been shown and described, it will 7 be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications might 8 be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The terms and 9 expressions used in the preceding specification have beer used herein as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention in the use of such terms and 11 expressions of excluding equivalents of the features shown and described or portions 12 thereof, it being recognized at the scope of the invention as defined and limited only 13 by the claims that follow.

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1. A portable bicycle support stand, comprising;
a) at least one bicycle wheel support member having first and second ends, said at least one wheel support member capable of supporting a bicycle when a wheel of said bicycle is inserted into said at least one wheel support member; and b) a pair of substantially horizontal base members, each base member having means for releasably coupling with either of said first or second ends of said at least one wheel support member thereby enabling said portable bicycle support stand to be formed when said first end of said at least one wheel support member is coupled to one of said pair of base members and said second end of said at least one wheel support member is coupled to the other of said pair of base members.
2. The portable bicycle support stand as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said at least one wheel support member comprises a pair of substantially vertical, inverted U-shaped rod members joined together by at least one cross member that is adapted to keep said rod members in a horizontally spaced-apart and parallel configuration.
3. The portable bicycle support stand as set forth in claim 2 wherein said at least one wheel support member comprises two cross members joining said rod members together.
4. The portable bicycle support stand as set forth in claim 2 wherein said means for releasably coupling with either of said first or second ends of said at least one wheel support member comprises each of said pair of base members forming at least one opening adapted for receiving an end of at least one rod member, said opening sized for a secure and slidable fit with said end of said at least one rod member.
5. The portable bicycle support stand as set forth in claim 4 wherein said means comprises each of said pair of base members forming two openings adapted for receiving the ends of both rod members of said at least one wheel support member.
6. The portable bicycle support stand as set forth in claim 4 wherein said base members are tubular and further comprise an internal rod support member having at least one opening adapted for receiving said end of said at least one rod member.
7. The portable bicycle support stand as set forth in claim 6 wherein said internal rod support member is a flat bar disposed at least partially along the length of said base members.
8. The portable bicycle support stand as set forth in claim 1 wherein each base member is adapted for releasably joining end to end with another base member to form a longer, substantially horizontal base member.
9. The portable bicycle support stand as set forth in claim 8 further comprising a joiner bar to join said base members together end to end.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3575193A1 (en) * 2018-05-30 2019-12-04 Crown Cycles Ltd. Bicycle rack
US11117631B2 (en) * 2019-11-12 2021-09-14 Cyclingdeal Usa, Inc. Bicycle parking rack
US20230322316A1 (en) * 2019-07-19 2023-10-12 Guy Demers Support stand for two-wheeled vehicle

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3575193A1 (en) * 2018-05-30 2019-12-04 Crown Cycles Ltd. Bicycle rack
US20230322316A1 (en) * 2019-07-19 2023-10-12 Guy Demers Support stand for two-wheeled vehicle
US11878755B2 (en) * 2019-07-19 2024-01-23 Guy Demers Support stand for two-wheeled vehicle
US11117631B2 (en) * 2019-11-12 2021-09-14 Cyclingdeal Usa, Inc. Bicycle parking rack

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