Patent ID: 7000813

Claim:
A device for securing a bicycle wheel to a bicycle, the device comprising: a first arm section with proximal and distal ends; a first dropout attached to the distal end of the first arm section, the first dropout including a first slot, the first slot adapted to receive an end of an axle of the bicycle wheel therein; a second arm section with proximal and distal ends, the distal end of the second arm section being spaced from the distal end of the first arm section; a second dropout attached to the distal end of the second arm section, the second dropout including a second slot, the second slot adapted to receive another end of the axle of the bicycle wheel therein, the first and second slots being substantially aligned with each other; an attachment section, the attachment section being (i) coupled with the proximal ends of the first and second arms, and (ii) adapted to couple with a seatpost of a bicycle without the use of a clamping mechanism.