Abstract: A holder for a bicycle having a first wheel and a second wheel, each wheel including a rim and a tire. The holder includes a floor supported channel for receiving the first wheel, a wall supported channel situated adjacent to the floor supported channel for receiving the first wheel, a wall supported standard situated above the wall supported channel, and a wheel engaging apparatus connected to the wall supported standard for engaging the second wheel. The wheel engaging apparatus includes a base, a coupling member coupling the base to the wall supported standard, an axis defining member fixed to the base, a pivot member pivotally engaging the axis defining member, a first arm and a second arm, both arms having a proximal portion fixed to the pivot member for pivotal displacement with respect to the base between a wheel engaging position and a wheel releasing position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 5, 1996
Date of Patent:
August 24, 1999
Assignee:
BoMar Industries, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert L. Buchanan, Mark A. Buchanan, Terrance Willaman