Patents by Inventor Terrance R. Smith

Terrance R. Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5292009
    Abstract: A bicycle rack consisting of a channel member having a wall on one side and a stepped base, and retaining and locking means to hold a bicycle is provided. The rack permits easy entry and removal of a bicycle from a horizontal, vertical or overhead position. Means are also provided to permit locking of a bicycle to the rack. Accessories are provided to support a bicycle while being repaired, and to protect a rear bicycle fender when a bicycle is parked vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Inventor: Terrance R. Smith
  • Patent number: 5238125
    Abstract: A bicycle parking and storage rack that is designed to receive one or more bicycles in vertical position. Locking means permit the frame and front and rear wheels of a bicycle to be secured to the rack and include a pivotable means to selectively open and close the upper locking means. The rack according to the invention occupies a minimum of space and can be conveniently mounted on a wall or the like, or in a radial arrangement to accommodate up to ten bicycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Inventor: Terrance R. Smith
  • Patent number: 4352432
    Abstract: A bicycle storage rack permitting storage of a bicycle in a vertical position in which a U-channel having walls which are slightly distendable from each other and a number of restraint means along the length thereof is adapted to releasably restrain the front wheels of a bicycle by engagement with the lateral surface of the rim. Provision is also made for bicycles having wheels of various diameters, and as well the rack is adapted to be pivoted, so that a bicycle may be stored at a relatively acute angle, relative to the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1982
    Inventor: Terrance R. Smith
  • Patent number: D266557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1982
    Inventor: Terrance R. Smith
  • Patent number: D324009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Bike-Up Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance R. Smith
  • Patent number: D369131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Inventor: Terrance R. Smith
  • Patent number: D369332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Bike-Up Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance R. Smith