Patent ID: 7648151
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: B60R,B62H

Abstract:
1. A support for a bicycle having first and second bicycle wheels, wherein each wheel lies in a plane, comprising: a support frame; a first wheel engagement member pivotably mounted to the support frame at a first location for movement about a pivot axis between a loading position and a support position, wherein the first wheel engagement member defines a wheel engagement surface that is configured to engage a portion of an outer periphery defined by the first bicycle wheel, wherein the first wheel engagement member is configured and arranged to maintain engagement of the first bicycle wheel during movement of the first wheel engagement member from the loading position to the support position; wherein the first wheel engagement member is configured and arranged such that the wheel engagement surface of the first wheel engagement member faces upwardly and underlies a lower area of the first bicycle wheel when the first wheel engagement member is in the loading position, and faces laterally and engages a side area of the first bicycle wheel when the first wheel engagement member is in the support position, wherein the first wheel engagement member is movable in the plane of the first wheel during movement between the loading position and the support position; and a second wheel engagement member mounted to the support frame at a second location spaced from the first location, wherein the second wheel engagement member is configured to engage the second bicycle wheel when the first wheel engagement member is engaged with the first bicycle wheel in the support position.