Patent ID: 7121597

Claim:
A bicycle-holding apparatus concealable in a bumper shell, wherein the bicycle-holding apparatus can be switched between a concealed position where it is collapsed and concealed in the bumper shell and an exposed position where it is exposed from the bumper shell and can be extended in order to hold a bicycle, with the bicycle-holding apparatus comprising a pivotal holder, wherein the holder can be switched between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein the holder comprises a pivotal lower hollow column, an upper hollow column telescopically connected with the lower hollow column, two internal beams pivotally connected with the upper hollow column and two external beams each pivotally connected with related one of the internal beams, with the bicycle-holding apparatus further comprising a tray movable between the concealed position and the exposed position, with the lower hollow column of the holder pivotally connected with the tray.