Patent ID: 6951287

Claim:
A bicycle rack comprising: a main tube, at least a first bicycle holding unit affixed to said main tube, and an anti-rattle mechanism; wherein said bicycle holding unit comprises at least one bike mount, said bike mount comprising at least one lateral wheel rail and a corresponding upright post, said lateral wheel rail receiving a front wheel or fork of a bicycle, and said upright post including means adapted for securing a pedal arm of the bicycle, and said anti-rattle mechanism comprises a threaded clamping rod and a flex rod mounted in said main tube, said flex rod having a first end affixed to a wall of said main tube, and a main body of said flex rod extending into an interior of said main tube at an angle, said clamping rod being threaded into a thread nut that is affixed to said wall of said main tube, said clamping rod being mounted at a position wherein it contacts said flex rod when said clamping rod is advanced, and a registration pin secured in said flex rod so that said registration pin protrudes through said wall of said main tube; wherein a user actuates said anti-rattle mechanism by advancing said clamping rod into said interior of said main tube, said clamping rod contacting said flex rod, thereby urging said registration pin into contact with an inner surface of a wall of a tube receiving said main tube of said bicycle rack.