Patent ID: 9598023
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A bicycle-fork support device for removably securing a fork distal end portion of a bicycle in a state where a front wheel hub is removed from the bicycle, the support device comprising a support-fork switching unit configured to support at least two types of forks including: a conventional fork where an inverse U-shaped or C-shaped groove portion is formed in a lower end portion of the conventional fork, the U-shaped or C-shaped groove portion allowing insertion of a quick-release-skewer support shaft of a conventional bicycle; and a through-axle fork where a through-axle insertion hole for securing a through-axle hub is formed in a lower end portion of the through-axle fork, wherein the support-fork switching unit includes: a support-device main body where a hollow portion is formed to pass through the support-device main body in a right-left direction, the hollow portion allowing passage of both the quick-release-skewer support shaft and a through axle; open end portions arranged in respective right and left end portions of the hollow portion; and supporting bodies configured to be attachable and removable with respect to the open end portions corresponding to a type of support fork, wherein the bicycle-fork support device further includes a guarding member where a guarding portion is formed, the guarding portion being configured to prevent the through axle from moving in a pull-out direction, the guarding member is removable or movable with respect to the support-device main body, and includes: an arm portion and the guarding portion, the arm portion extending in at least one direction of right and left directions in a state mounted on the support-device main body, the guarding portion being arranged at an extending-portion position of an axis line of the through axle at a distal end position of the arm portion, and a key unit is configured to maintain a mounted state or a position of the guarding member on the support-device main body in an antitheft state.