GB2467558A

GB2467558A - Bicycle work stand

Info

Publication number: GB2467558A
Application number: GB0901877A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Stuart Alexander Eckersley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-02-05
Filing date: 2009-02-05
Publication date: 2010-08-11
Also published as: GB2467620A; GB2467620B; GB0916503D0; GB0901877D0

Abstract

A bicycle work stand designed to be attached to a vertical surface comprises a bicycle support tube 1 adapted to be inserted into a bicycle's seat tube and clamped therein. The bicycle support tube 1 is attached to a distance tube by means of a tapered union 5 which allows the bicycle to be securely mounted at any desired angle. The assemble is attached to a vertical surface by means of a pair of quick-release plates 7,8. The bicycle support tube 1 may be selected from a set of different sized tubes in order to match the seat post diameter of the frame to be carried.

Description

BICYCLE OFF FLOOR WORKSTATION

DESCRIPTION

This invention relates to a device for attaching a bicycle to a vertical surface for the purpose of storage or maintenance.

With the incorporation of modern materials in bicycle frames, such as carbon fibre and aluminium, they have become lighter and stronger for the purpose of their design.

An unwelcome side effect is that their tubular sections are prone to distortion, crushing and possible fracture with the use of many bicycle work stations or storage devices currently available. This is because they rely on jaws closing around the tubular sections to hold the bicycle rigid. This invention does not rely on this system but uses the bicycles own seat post tube to mount the device from.

With reference to the attached drawing, providing that the male plate, item 8, has been suitably attached to a vertical surface that will support the weight of the bicycle, then the bicycle work station can be quickly assembled and disassembled.

A description of how the invention is assembled and is used will now follow in conjunction with the attached drawing.

The seat from the bicycle is removed and a correctly sized tube, item 1, is taken and screwed into item 3. The correct tube size is described as one that has the same diameter as the bicycle seat tube. Once items 1 and 3 have been screwed together firmly, item 1 can be slid into the bicycles frame tube and clamped as the seat would be, with item 3 at right angles to the frame of the bicycle. This therefore could be to either side of the bicycle depending on which side one requires to work on.

Already assembled would be the rest of the invention. The male back plate, item 8, should be attached to a firm vertical surface capable of supporting the bicycle's weight. This is described as a plate machined with a tapered dovetail with the taper getting larger to the bottom when mounted correctly. Attachment is made using suitable fasteners, for example countersunk screws, the heads of which must be below *the surface of the plate. Items 4, 5, 6 and 7 are produced as one item, "the assembly", but will be referred to as separate items for part of this description. Item 7 is the corresponding opposite, a female tapered dovetail, to item 8, attachment being made by sliding item 7 onto item 8. Item 4 is a machined stud which protrudes from item 5.

Item 5 is described as a machined cone with a specific female taper. This taper is repeated on item 3, this taper being male. Item 6 is a tube between items 5 and 7 and is required to keep the handle bars of the bicycle from touching the wall (if mounted on one) and allowing them to be turned from one side to the other. "The assembly" is fitted to item 8, the male back plate, and pulled firmly downwards to ensure correct mating of the plates. Once secure, the bicycle fitted with items 1 and 3 can be lifted up and the hole down the centre of the tapered side of item 3 slid on the threaded stud until the tapers of items 3 and 5 mate. Item 2, the locking knob, can now be screwed V onto the threaded stud, item 4. The bicycle can now be moved to the correct angle of incline and item 2, the locking knob tightened securely.

Disassembly is the reverse of the assembly process. I,

Claims

BICYCLE OFF GROUND WORKSTATIONCLAIMSI The bicycle off ground work station utilises the bicycle's own seat mounting tube position to form the basis of a firm attached between the two.
2 As in accordance with claim 1, the off ground bicycle work station does not use any form of clamping, apart from the bicycle's own device and therefore cannot cause a damage to tubular sections of the bicycle.
3 The design of the male and female fixing plates allows for quick assembly and disassembly of the bicycle off ground work station once the male plate has been suitably located.
4 The bicycle off ground workstation allows for a change in seat tube diameter should the bicycle be changed for another bicycle of different diameter, by allowing the fixing tube to be unscrewed and replaced by another of the correct diameter.The bicycle off ground workstation employs the use of tapered machined sections to allow the preferred angle at which the bicycle can be set.