Patent ID: 9248953
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A45C,B62B,B62J,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A bicycle transport case, comprising: a base having a top surface and a bottom surface; a fork mount mounted to the top surface of the base, the fork mount configured to releasably engage fork drop outs of a bicycle; a rear frame mount mounted to the top surface of the base and configured to releasably engage rear drop outs of a bicycle frame; a first pin having a first head, the first pin extending from the bottom end of the rear frame mount, the first head having a width dimension larger than a width dimension of the first pin such that when the first head of the first pin is inserted into a rear channel formed on the top surface of the base, the rear channel engages the first head to maintain the first head in the rear channel while still allowing the first pin to move in a longitudinal direction along the base; a first side releasably mountable to the base, the first side also having a pair of side panels and a top panel defining a cavity open on one side to partially enclose the bicycle mounted to the base; and a second side releasably mountable to the base, the second side also having a pair of side panels and a top panel defining a cavity open on one side to partially enclose the bicycle, the first and second sides cooperating to completely enclose the bicycle when the bicycle transport case is in a closed condition, the second side including at least one wheel mount bracket for releasably mounting a wheel removed from the bicycle to the second side.