Patent ID: 8246268

Claim:
A connector for a bicycle having a frame member, said connector comprising: a frame rest which is shaped and dimensioned to receive the frame member of the bicycle; a line which can be wrapped around said frame rest and the frame member of the bicycle; a coupler which connects to said frame rest, wherein when said coupler is connected to said frame rest, said coupler urges said line toward the frame member of the bicycle thereby tightening said line around said frame rest and the frame member of the bicycle; said frame rest having at least one groove; when said line is wrapped around said frame rest and the frame member, said line extends across said at least one groove; said coupler having at least one ridge, wherein each said at least one ridge is shaped and dimensioned to be received by a corresponding said at least one groove; and, so that when said coupler is connected to said frame rest said at least one ridge urges said line into said at least one groove.