Patent ID: 6484888
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B62H

Abstract:
A unitary suspension mount for positioning a bicycle tire thereon when the bicycle tire is connected to a bicycle frame of a bicycle so that the suspension mount supportingly suspends the bicycle off a horizontally extending floor surface, the suspension mount comprising:a fastener positioned to define a first end of the suspension mount to fasten the suspension mount to a mount support surface so that the mount support surface supports the suspension mount and a bicycle suspended on the suspension mount; an elongate body portion integrally formed with and rigidly extending from the first end, extending substantially vertically and being substantially perpendicular to the mount support surface and the horizontally extending floor surface when the mount support surface extends substantially parallel to and overlies the horizontally extending floor support surface; at least one elongated bicycle support extension rigidly and integrally connected to a lower end portion of the elongate body portion and extending outwardly therefrom a sufficient distance to readily receive the bicycle tire connected to the bicycle frame of the bicycle, the at least one bicycle support extension also having a lateral extent being sufficiently narrow to readily thread through spokes of the bicycle tire to thereby suspend the bicycle therefrom and a distal portion having an outer lower surface extending upwardly such that an acute angle between an imaginary line tangent to the lower surface at any point thereon and an imaginary line substantially parallel to the lengthwise extent of the elongate body portion is between about five (5) degrees and about ninety (90) degrees; and at least one fixedly closed loop positioned away from the first end, the closed loop defining a lock-loop for the suspension mount through which a locking device is readily positionable for further securing the bicycle when mounted thereon.