Patent ID: 6412805
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: B62H

Abstract:
A support leg frame apparatus comprising:a bicycle having a chain stay; a mounting seat having a generally planar top end affixed to said chain stay of said bicycle, said mounting seat extending directly downwardly from said chain stay, said mounting seat having an inverted U-shaped slot extending across an opposite end of said mounting seat, said mounting seat having a cavity communicating with said inverted U-shaped slot, said cavity being smaller in inner width than an inner width of said inverted U-shaped slot, said mounting seat having a plurality of springs disposed in said cavity; a leg having a generally inverted U-shaped configuration, said leg having a first leg portion and a second leg portion connected by a central portion; a pivoting block having a bottom end affixed to said central portion, said pivoting block having a first recess and a second recess extending entirely across a top end thereof, said pivoting block having a partition extending upwardly between said first and second recesses; a pivot pin extending through a hole in said pivoting block, said pivot pin having opposite end received by said mounting seat at respective opposite ends of said inverted U-shaped slot, said pivot pin extending in parallel relation to said top end of said mounting seat, said pivoting block pivotally mounted within said inverted U-shaped slot by said pivot pin; and a cylindrical bar resiliently mounted within said cavity of said mounting seat, said cylindrical bar releasably received within one of said first and second recesses, said plurality of springs being compressed against a surface of said cylindrical bar, said cylindrical bar being movable across said partition and between said first and second recesses relative to a movement of said leg between an extended bicycle-supporting position and a retracted position, said pivot pin extending generally parallel to said central portion between said first and second leg portions.