Patent ID: 8528749

Claim:
A free-standing bicycle rack for supporting a bicycle comprising: a base; a first vertical support member projecting from the base; and a hook attached to the vertical support member; the base comprising at least a first support leg and a second support leg spaced apart from the first support leg, and a second vertical support member, the second vertical support member being spaced a distance apart from the first vertical support member, a support leg being positioned between and connected to the first and second vertical support members, each vertical support member defining a trough and having a hook installed in the trough for supporting a bicycle in a vertical orientation; wherein the hook has a shape resembling the curved portion of a question mark and is arranged to occupy a horizontal plane when the vertical support member is in the vertical orientation, projects roughly equally to opposed sides of the vertical support member, and is configured to engage the front wheel of the bicycle and to hold the bicycle in a vertical orientation with the back wheel of the bicycle adapted to contact at least one of the vertical support member, the first support leg, and the second support leg.