Patent ID: 8800786
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: A47B,B60R,B62H,F16M

Abstract:
1. A stand for a bicycle having at least one first wheel mounted thereon, the stand comprising a trough having a primary receptacle which is dimensioned and configured to receive the first wheel in cooperation therewith, and at least one stabilizing folding foot assembly which is manually movable between a stowed position and a deployed position relative to the trough, and which in the deployed position the folding foot assembly is fixed to and projects laterally from the trough in a direction generally parallel to the axle of the first wheel, wherein the foot assembly comprises two feet, each with an upper and lower face and a hinge disposed to hold the two feet together, such that when the foot assembly is in the deployed position, the lower faces of the feet are adapted to be disposed on a surface on which the stand rests, and the first wheel of the bicycle is located within the trough, and when the foot assembly is in the stowed position, the two feet can be pivoted about the hinge such that the upper faces are adjacent and face one another and the foot assembly can be disposed such that the feet are contained at least partially within the trough.