Patent ID: 6182836
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: A47F,B62H

Abstract:
A bicycle storage rack for storing a bicycle comprising:a four sided base constructed of a plurality of sides with each said side having a length, said base having four spaced apart corners, said base having a diagonal dimension which is greater than each said length, a pair of thin elongated support braces attached to said base, each said support brace mounted to said base at a said corner, a support tube centrally attached to said base and extending therefrom, each said support brace assuming an angled position relative to said support tube and said base extending from its respective said corner to a point of attachment secured to said support tube with said support braces being in alignment with each other, each said point of attachment being spaced from said base;a polygonal shaped upright standard having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end connecting with said support tube, said polygonal shaped standard having planar sides, a pair of said planar sides being oriented perpendicular to said diagonal dimension; anda single elongated crossbar having a longitudinal dimension mounted on said standard at said upper end, said longitudinal dimension of said crossbar being in alignment with said diagonal dimension and in alignment with said support braces, said crossbar having free ends extending from said standard, said crossbar to be inserted through a front spoked wheel of said bicycle thereby supporting the bicycle in a suspended manner with the cantilevered weight of the bicycle being distributed along said diagonal dimension diminishing the possibility of tipping over of said rack with a rear wheel of the bicycle to be in resting contact with a support brace thereby said support brace functioning as a stop to insure that the bicycle does not hang precisely vertical but assumes a slightly askewed position relative to said crossbar.