Patent ID: 9340245
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A47B,A47F,B62H,F16M

Claim Text:
1. A free-standing bicycle rack comprising: a base; a vertical support member projecting from the base and including an attachment surface defining a trough, the trough including trough ridges; a slider attachment including slider teeth and a hook aperture, the slider attachment positioned within the trough; and a hook including an hook attachment end, the hook attachment end attached to the slider attachment through the hook aperture; and wherein the base comprises at least a first support leg and a second support leg positioned perpendicularly from the first support leg; wherein the hook is configured to engage the front wheel of a bicycle and to hold the bicycle in a vertical orientation such that the back wheel abuts at least one of the vertical support member, the first support leg, and the second support leg; wherein the slider teeth engage the trough ridges when the hook engages the front wheel holding the slider attachment in a fixed position in relation to the vertical support member; and wherein the slider teeth disengage from the trough ridges when the hook disengages from the front wheel, allowing the slider attachment to slide within the trough.