Abstract: A horizontal wall-mounted bicycle rack includes a fixing main body, an extension assembly, swingable arms and an adjusting assembly. The adjusting assembly can be controlled to swing the swingable arms to appropriate angles, so that a bicycle can be stably hung on the horizontal wall-mounted bicycle rack. When not in use, the horizontal wall-mounted bicycle rack can be folded for stowing, the extension assembly can be pivoted relative to the fixing main body about an axle, and after the extension assembly or the swingable arm is pushed, a status of the extension assembly is changed from the lateral extension to the upward extension which is at a stowing position. At the stowing position, the extension assembly is in an upward extension status, so that the extension assembly is not protruded on the wall to prevent from affecting other's activity and danger of accidental collision.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a bicycle having wheels and a frame relative to a cargo bed of a pickup truck having a tailgate, spaced sidewalls and a front wall. The apparatus comprises a carrier adapted for receiving and supporting the bicycle frame and a guide for mounting to the sidewall for guiding movement of the carrier in the travel direction. The guide may comprise parallel rails for slidably engaging a connector of the carrier. The carrier may be adapted for moving, such as by pivoting, between a stowed position aligned with the travel direction and an extended position transverse to the travel direction.

Abstract: A versatile and portable cargo carrier having angularly adjustable members adaptable to various uses and cargo, including recreational, construction, landscaping and other equipment, tools and supplies of diverse sizes and shapes, comprising a base plate and mounting member attachable to a corresponding surface on a vehicle from which two adjustably angled arm members extend outwardly at an angle from the mounting member, a pivoting mechanism for adjusting the angle between the two arm members and one or more cargo fasteners employing fastening mechanisms suitable for corresponding equipment or cargo, and may include a mounting bar. This easily assembled and installed cargo carrier further provides a frame for attachment about a hitch, spare tire, hatchback, and includes mounting members including a base plate, hat bracket, rotational swivel or pivoting tilt base which can be combined with the two angular members enabling facile loading and fastening of cargo.

Abstract: A modular rack for mounting components of a phytochemical extraction system is described. The module rack includes at least two legs and one or more frame modules that are each at least 2 units in length. Multiple frame modules can be combined to create racks of width N, where N is an integer greater than 2 units in length. Each frame module may also include mounting devices configured to removably attach extraction columns to the frame module.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a height-extensible container-type warehouse that is manufactured in a container type at a factory, can be transported to a desired place, and can be increased in height at the place by coupling a section, which exceeds a height limit under the Road Traffic Act and is separately manufactured, to an opening of the warehouse in order to increase the height thereof.

Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground-engaging members and having a front end and a rear end. The all-terrain vehicle further includes a straddle seat coupled to the frame and an attachment rack supported by the frame. The attachment rack has a first portion which defines an outer surface of the attachment rack and is comprised of a first material and a second portion which is positioned at least partially inward of the first portion and is comprised of a second material.

Abstract: An anchor for releasably securing a bicycle through-axle, that is installed in a wheelless front fork of a bicycle, to a load carrier. The anchor is made up of an anchor body having a through-axle receiving space for receiving a bicycle through-axle therein. The anchor additionally has a movable wedge located within the anchor body and transitionable between a receiving configuration in which an interior of the receiving space is expanded for insertably receiving a bicycle through-axle therein, and a secured configuration in which the movable wedge is in lateral abutting engagement with a bicycle through-axle received within the interior of the receiving space.

Abstract: A wall-mounted bicycle rack comprising a rod-like element with a wall fixing plate, inserted in a bicycle supporting arm, in the direction of the length of the latter, the bicycle supporting arm being orientable by rotation about the main axis of the rod-like element, means being further provided for the reversible locking of the angular configuration of the bicycle supporting arm with respect to the rod-like element.

Abstract: A display assembly includes a post, a first shackle provided around the post, a second shackle provided around the post, and a suspension unit pivotally connected to the second shackle. The second shackle is elastically connected to the first shackle so that the first and second shackles are normally pivoted from each other and hence abutted against the post to position the first and second shackles on the post.

Abstract: A lifting and storage mechanism for storing a component in a garage using the energy of a powered garage door opening and closing system is disclosed. The lifting and storage mechanism includes a pulley system for raising and lowering the stored components and a latching mechanism having a spring latch for securing the components in a stored condition. In order to lower the stored components from a storage position, an operator initiates manual release of the spring latch or activation of an electromechanical release combined with activation of the motor of the powered garage door opening and closing system.

Abstract: A bicycle storage system has an apparatus with a collar within which a core member is rotatably engaged and a height adjustment rail system. A pair of locking arms is pivotally attached to the core member such that each of the locking arms has an open position designed to permit insertion or withdrawal of a bicycle wheel and a closed position designed to block withdrawal of the wheel Rotation of the core member locks the locking arms in the closed position. Bicycles of various sizes can be stored in the apparatus mounted on the height adjustment rail system by inserting the front wheel into engagement with the locking arms, rotating the front wheel from a substantially vertical plane to lock the locking arms in the closed position, and elevating the front wheel above the rear wheel by moving the apparatus along the rails of the height adjustment rail system.

Abstract: Improvements in a vertical recreational vehicle ramp and lift that allows a recreational vehicle to be stored and transported in a vertical orientation. A cable from the lift mechanism connects to a recreational vehicle. The cable in then retracted to lift the recreational vehicle into a vertical orientation. This method of storage reduces the amount of space that is required to store a recreational vehicle. The storage method can be used in a garage, on the back or within a mobile transportation vehicle. The lifting device can be a powered or manual crank device that lifts the recreational vehicle. The ramp can be used to transport other vehicles into the truck and also provides protection of the wheels of the recreational vehicle against here the vehicle is stored.

Abstract: A display for a bicycle includes a mount, a support arm pivotally mounted to the mount for movement between a storage position and an access position, the support arm having a hanger thereon for hanging the bicycle therefrom, and a cylinder assembly including a dampening cylinder operably connected to the mount and to the support arm to dampen movement of the support arm and to return the support arm to the storage position. The cylinder assembly includes a locking member configured to lock the cylinder in a retracted position to maintain the support arm in the access position and to release the cylinder to permit the support arm to return to the storage position. A clamp arm is mounted to the support arm for pivoting between a securing position to secure the bicycle on the hanger when the support arm is in the storage position and a release position to allow for removing the bicycle from the hanger when the support arm is in the access position.

Abstract: A bicycle storage system for storing a bicycle, comprising: (i) a first flange to support a lower surface of a bicycle frame, the frame rotating about this first flange under the weight of the rear of the bicycle; and (ii) a second flange to contact an upper surface of that frame to prevent further rotation of the frame about the first flange, the flanges being arranged to then securely hold the frame. The first and the second flanges may be formed into a single, sinuous edge of a hollow cylindrical unit; this unit may be sized to store bicycle accessories.

Abstract: A wall mount for supporting a hitch mount rack comprises one or more base members comprising at least one base plate member. The wall mount further comprises a wall mount receiver projecting from the base plate member, an anchor structure on at least one of the one or more base members, and at least one fastener configured to engage the anchor structure and secure the wall mount to a building wall structure. The wall mount receiver is configured to receive a receptacle portion of a hitch mount rack.

Abstract: A wall-mounted storage rack assembly facilitates storage of articles such as bicycles, lawn care implements, tools, and the like by providing a pair of independently pivotally movable support arms, which are pivotally supported on an associated mounting bracket. The support arms are independently movable about respective pivot axes arranged in intersecting, angular relationship to each other, whereby in a lowered position of the support arms, they are arranged in a generally V-shaped, diverging orientation, while in a raised position of the support arms, they are positioned more closely together in a relatively compact configuration. By this compact configuration, efficient storage, shipment, and display for retail sales of the storage rack assembly is promoted.

Abstract: A storage system generally comprising of one or more storage containers which form an array of storage containers for storing items and which include at least four edges. “Containers” within the context of this application is meant to encompass any four-edged container including boxes, bins, and/or totes. Each storage system is generally comprised of at least one storage unit which consists of at least one rail-type unit having a first and second end which attaches to a ceiling or wall, creating a hanging apparatus. Each rail-type unit consists of one or more parallel support rails; one or more inner adjacently parallel reinforcement rods that allow said rail-type unit to be attached to a ceiling or wall and one or more outer parallel reinforcement rods that provide stability and rigidity to said rail-type unit. Each parallel support rails are coupled to the inner and outer parallel reinforcement rods by a plurality of inverted u-shaped like brackets which provide stability and rigidity to the rail-type unit.

Abstract: A display for a bicycle includes a mount, a support arm pivotally mounted to the mount for movement between a storage position and an access position, the support arm having a hanger thereon for hanging the bicycle therefrom, and a cylinder assembly including a dampening cylinder operably connected to the mount and to the support arm to dampen movement of the support arm and to return the support arm to the storage position. The cylinder assembly includes a locking member configured to lock the cylinder in a retracted position to maintain the support arm in the access position and to release the cylinder to permit the support arm to return to the storage position. A clamp arm is mounted to the support arm for pivoting between a securing position to secure the bicycle on the hanger when the support arm is in the storage position and a release position to allow for removing the bicycle from the hanger when the support arm is in the access position.

Abstract: A multi-position support mechanism for an implement that employs an elongate member pivotably mounted at one end to the tongue of the implement and having a hook on the opposing end. The pivotable connection between the tongue and the elongate member provides a plurality of generally fixed positions, at least one where the hook supports the vehicle pto coupler, at least one for supporting hydraulic hoses, and at least one storage position where the elongate member and the hook are not in use.

Abstract: A storage rack includes a plurality of connecting member and wall section. The connecting member includes a hexagonal base from which three engaging portions defining an engaging end project for allowing wall sections to be joined. The engaging portions are equally spaced on the base and each includes a bottom and three engaging fins. The engaging fins include engaging slots defined therebetween. The wall section includes a piece of sheet and a frame. The sheet and the frame include a bend defined thereof. The sheet includes a plurality of folded section formed thereof. The wall section is received in the engaging slot. The connecting members and wall sections can be implemented to form a plurality of hexagonal storage rooms.

Abstract: A mounted storage device includes a mount for mounting the device on a vertical surface. A load arm is supported on the mount and structured to support an object thereon. The load arm is movable between a load position for loading the object on the load arm and a store position for storing the supported object. The storage device also includes a force device connected between the mount and the load arm that urges the load arm in a direction from the load position to the store position. The storage device further includes a resistance damper connected between the mount and the load arm that resists movement of the load arm in both directions between the load position and the store position. The resistance damper includes a plurality of damper members that creates the resistance by at least one of friction and compression tension between the damper members.

Abstract: A support device is provided to accept hitch mounted bicycle carriers and other hitch accessories with the device being capable of being supported on the ground or against either a vertical or a horizontal surface. The support device is part consists firstly of a support receiver that accepts a wide range of commercial carriers built for 2 inch or 1¼ inch diameter square tongues and for those that bolt directly to fixed hitches. The support receiver connects to a frame of the support device which supports the receiver on various surfaces.

Abstract: A small flat wall mountable panel having a flat visual display surface has two spaced apart upwardly arched hooks mounted on backstop spacers and aligned horizontally to receive a skateboard wheel mount or a scooter handle bar therein. An outwardly arched spacer arm below the hooks contacts the board or scooter to maintain the skateboard or scooter away from the wall. A rail with a sliding track can receive and mount a number of the hanger/spacer devices horizontally aligned on a wall. End caps and interconnectors between rails have flat surfaces for visual displays.

Abstract: A modular storage support device supports items suspended above a floor. The device rests upon the floor and comprises a vertical member extending upwardly which has an upper end and a lower end. A base member has a base vertical portion which receives the lower end of the vertical member and a U-shaped portion which is oriented perpendicular to the vertical member. The U-shaped portion has two leg portions extending laterally with respect to the sides thereof Two L-shaped support legs are received in one of the leg portions and extend forward therefrom. A foot portion extends downwardly from each of the L-shaped support legs to rest upon a floor. An L-shaped wall brace is received within the upper end of the vertical member and extends upwardly and then rearwardly from vertical member to engage a vertical wall. One or more supports are slidably secured to the vertical member and the upwardly extending section of the L-shaped wall brace.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for storing a vehicle accessory, for example on a wall, that utilizes an attachment structure which simulates at least part of the attachment structure to which the motor vehicle accessory attaches to a vehicle, so that the same attachment structure used to attach the accessory to the vehicle is used, at least, in part to store on a wall or other supporting structure.

Abstract: A display system of having plug-in extended display hooks for hanging products of various widths. A plug-in header module has a bullnose shaped display window for product descriptions and pricing, and extends frontward to the end of the hooks.

Abstract: A storage apparatus for storing an object, such as a bicycle, in an elevated storage position. The storage apparatus includes an elongated track mountable to a wall, and a support mechanism for receiving the bicycle. A mounting assembly mounts the support mechanism to the elongated track such that the support mechanism can move along the track between a loading position, wherein the bicycle can be loaded onto the support mechanism, and a storage position, wherein the bicycle on the support mechanism is elevated relative to the loading position. A drive assembly is operable for moving the support mechanism between the loading and storage positions. The drive assembly includes a drive mechanism for preventing movement of the support mechanism between the loading and storage positions upon operation of the drive assembly when the object on the support mechanism exceeds a maximum weight limit of the storage apparatus. The mounting assembly includes first and second resilient members.

Abstract: A device and method for lifting and towing has at least three prongs, with two prongs curved in an opposite direction from the other prong. A cable, rope or chain is able to be interlaced between the opposed curved prongs, thus retaining the cable, rope or chain in engagement, even if tension is released during a pulling or lifting operation.

Abstract: A motorcycle windshield storage wall bracket for holding a removable motorcycle windshield is provided. The storage wall bracket has two elongated main frames, each elongated main frame having opposing ends that are extended perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal main frame and which can accept the side pieces. The side pieces are attached to the ends utilizing nut and bolt assemblies. Between the side pieces and the ends of the main frames are rubber grommets. The removable motorcycle windshield is clipped onto the rubber grommets of the storage wall bracket and thereby is stored in a secure manner.

Abstract: A support apparatus includes a first tube, a second tube pivotally connected with the first tube, a rod telescopically connected with the first tube and a positioning device for retaining the rod in position relative to the first tube. The positioning device includes a mount secured to the first tube and a latch movably mounted on the mount between an engaging position where the latch engages with the rod and a releasing position where the latch releases the rod. The mount includes two lateral portions secured to the first tube. The latch is pivotally mounted on the lateral portions of the mount. Each of the lateral portions of the mount defines an aperture. The latch defines an aperture. A bolt is inserted through the aperture defined in each of the lateral portions of the mount and the aperture defined in the latch. The mount includes an intermediate portion formed between the lateral portions.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for storing a bicycle. The device includes a support including an anchor positioned on an anchor tube. The support further includes a base for mounting the device. The base includes a base tube. The anchor is swivel-mounted on the base. The anchor tube can rotate relative to the base tube to allow the anchor to swivel. The device also includes an arm mounted on and pivotally supported by the anchor. The arm is movable between first and second arm positions. The arm has an attachment for supporting the bicycle thereon. The device also includes a spring device connected between the support and the arm. The spring device is movable from a retracted position to an extended position. The movement of the spring device generates a force to urge the arm from the first arm position to the second arm position. The device also includes a damper connected between the support and the arm to resist movement of the arm from the second arm position to the first arm position.

Abstract: A proximal end portion of a longitudinal base member is affixed to a vehicle trailer hitch sleeve. A distal end portion of the longitudinal base member is connected to an upright support member via a pair of brackets. The brackets pivot rearward to provide access to a vehicle trunk. The bicycle handlebars are mounted in an L-shaped tray integral with a rear edge of the pair of brackets. A padding covers a top portion of the upright support member. The padded upright member has a row of transverse bores. A U-shaped bolt adheres the frame of the bicycle to the padded upright member as the legs of the U-shaped bolt are passed through the bores and locked in place. A lock pin retains the upright member in a fixed position when it is pushed forward.

Abstract: A bicycle storage rack has substantially straight, horizontally extending upper and lower anchoring members that extend generally parallel to one another and are secured to building members such as a floor, wall or ceiling. A row of vertically extending bicycle support members are connected to the upper and lower anchoring members with the support members being spaced apart from one another to provide a series of bicycle receiving gaps therebetween. Hangers or hooks are provided on at least some of the bicycle support members to support bicycles, hung by a wheel rim, at an elevation above the floor.

Abstract: A wall-mounted storage device for lifting and storing an object includes a stand adapted for mounting the device on the wall. An arm is pivotally connected to the stand and has an attachment for the object. An anchor member is also pivotally connected to the stand. A damper is connected between the anchor member and the stand. The damper is adapted to extend when pulled upward by the pivoting anchor member. A lockable spring is connected between the anchor member and the arm. The device includes a trigger mechanism adapted to unlock the spring when the object is attached to the arm. When the spring is unlocked, the spring is adapted to extend to push the arm upward. When the spring is locked, the pivoting anchor member and the extendible damper cooperate to enable the arm to be manually lifted. The damper provides a controlled descent when the arm is lowered.

Abstract: A bicycle rack includes an inner vertical bar and an outer vertical bar secured in generally parallel relation by one or more horizontal supports. At least one horizontal support is secured at one end to at least one wall support so that the vertical bars are spaced from the wall support, with the inner vertical bar closest to the wall. When the wall support is secured to a wall, the rack is set at an angle with respect to the wall by a retaining rod. One end of the retaining rod is connected to the rack, and the other end is connected to the wall. The bicycle rack is preferably rotatably connected to the wall support so the rack can swivel about the wall support. Also, at least one end of the retaining rod can be easily removed, so the rack can be retracted when not in use, without removing it from the wall.

Abstract: A wall-mounted storage device for lifting and storing an object includes a stand adapted for mounting the device on the wall. An arm is pivotally connected to the stand and has an attachment for the object. An anchor member is also pivotally connected to the stand. A damper is connected between the anchor member and the stand. The damper is adapted to extend when pulled upward by the pivoting anchor member. A lockable spring is connected between the anchor member and the arm. The device includes a trigger mechanism adapted to unlock the spring when the object is attached to the aim. When the spring is unlocked, the spring is adapted to extend to push the arm upward. When the spring is locked, the pivoting anchor member and the extendible damper cooperate to enable the arm to be manually lifted. The damper provides a controlled descent when the arm is lowered.

Abstract: A bicycle rack for supporting bicycles in an upward standing position at the back end of a vehicle with the bicycles standing in a substantially vertical position angled horizontally at the back end of the vehicle. The trailer hitch sleeve mounted bicycle rack supports bicycles, each in an upward standing position on a center support post. The bicycle rack includes a base member (22) of which the tongue portion (23) slides into a trailer hitch sleeve (11). An adjustable sliding member (21) slides onto the base member (22). A vertical support post (20) is affixed to the sliding member (22). A series of horizontal trays (31) angled from the base of the vertical support post (20), and a series of bicycle front fork mounts (32) at the top of the vertical support post (20). The horizontal trays (31) receive a portion of the rear wheel of a bicycle so as to cradle the wheel and support the bicycle.

Abstract: A portable bicycle repair rack is disclosed which adjustably supports a bicycle for the maintenance or repair thereof, using a common door as a vertical support member.

Abstract: A bicycle rack for displaying bicycles in a retail situation has a wall mount member with a pair of angle irons arranged in a horizontal position attached to the wall with horizontal flanges projecting outwardly from the wall at different vertical heights. A plurality of rack members are mounted on the wall mount member and each has a vertical rod pivotal in a a pair of aligned holes in the flanges and a horizontal rail portion in the form of an angle iron turned with the apex projecting downwardly to define a channel to receive an edge of the wheel of the bicycle. A pair of angle braces extend upwardly and rearwardly from sides of the channel to a tab welded to the rod adjacent the top of the rod. A stop member in the channel prevents the wheel from moving forwardly.

Abstract: A multi-purpose storage apparatus having interchangeable shelving for use in storage of sporting goods is disclosed. Shelf construction consists of rod members or alternatively, shelf construction may consist of a single plastic piece having steel tubes integrated into the shelf. In this manner, the consumer may construct a shelf configuration for a particular sporting item. Structural rigidity is provided through the rod members having steel tubing that is encapsulated in a plastic sleeve through a manufacturing process while the plastic shelf has the steel tube directly integrated. The storage apparatus is secured to a wall and includes provisions for support of a bicycle, as well as miscellaneous small items through the use of a support tray.

Abstract: A generally L-shaped bicycle rack includes upper and lower intersecting leg portions, each including side walls having outwardly extending peripheral flanges which may optionally engage nails or screws for the purpose of securing the rack in a selected location. An arcuate well disposed centrally in the rack receives an outer circumferential portion of a bicycle wheel to support a bicycle for storage purposes. Aligned pairs of notches in the peripheral flanges of the upper and lower legs allows one or more of the racks to be secured in a variety of different mounting configurations. In a first alternative, the rack may be secured to a vertical wall to store a bicycle in a vertical orientation. In a second alternative, a plurality of racks may be secured in sequential adjacent relation to form a rack for storing multiple bicycles. A tubular member extending transversely through the upper leg of the rack may receive cables or chains for locking a bicycle to the rack.

Abstract: A bicycle workstand is mounted to a support structure, such as a wall or post. The workstand includes a handlebar support, which has two spaced-apart, concave-upward nests for supporting the bicycle's handlebars, and a saddle engagement means, mounted above, which positions the bicycle saddle in close proximity to the support structure.Thus, the bicycle is mounted vertically with its wheels extending out from the support structure, with the front wheel above the floor, free to turn, and with the center of the rear wheel at about eye level.The bicycle workstand can also serve as an economical storage rack.

Abstract: The wall mounted holder has a two-piece base member with an inner back plate cooperating with the outer main base member to provide two halves of a pair of shaft receiving sleeves to facilitate assembly of the wall mounted holder. Using a three-piece construction, a bottom member having at least one pair of accessory hooks is provided and a middle extension member can be used as a bicycle tire guide to provide a wall mounted bicycle holder. While the base and bottom members can be made from durable injection molded pieces, the middle extension member has a uniform horizontal cross-section and can be made by extrusion.

Abstract: A bicycle rack (10) may be supported by a base (40) on a tow bar of a vehicle. The bicycle rack (10) includes an upright post (11) having at its upper end a pivotally supported arm (12), which is adapted by way of grooves (20) to support a number of bicycles by engagement with the bicycle top tubes. To retain the bicycles in place, a retaining plate (13) is held against the pivot arm (12) by wing nuts applied to threaded fasteners (19) and a padlock which may pass through a hole (22) and a corresponding hole in the pivot arm (12). A gas strut (18) extends between the post (11) and the pivot arm (12) to aid in its pivoting. A number plate support (23) is pivotally attached to the remote end of the pivot arm (12) and connected to the post (11) by a parallelogram linkage to maintain the number plate in a generally vertical plane regardless of the orientation of the pivot arm (12).

Abstract: A storage mount for a bicycle includes a generally U-shaped raceway to receive the hasp of a conventional U-shaped lock. The raceway includes a mounting flange which is attached to a support surface prior to receiving a lock hasp. The lock hasp is inserted into the raceway and rotated ninety degrees at which point it is prevented from further rotation allowing a bicycle to be supported thereon and a lock to be fastened to the hasp.

Abstract: Portable storage support structure adapted for resting on a floor and leaning against a wall includes elongated first and second members having a bend so as to together define a plane, and a support bar secured to the upper one of the members which lies within the plane and extends generally orthogonally to a major axis of the upper member. The length of the support bar is shorter than the projection of the lower member away from the upper member major axis so that the center of gravity remains between the distal end of the lower member and the wall. The upper end of the upper member and the distal end of the lower member frictionally engage the wall and the floor, respectively, so as to maintain the position of the support structure when a downwardly directed load is applied to the support bar.

Abstract: A wall mount is provided which supports an automotive bicycle rack of the type having a plurality of feet which engage the rear portion of an automobile and straps with hooks for releasably securing the rack to the automobile. The wall mount is a ladder-like device which comprises a pair of vertically disposed rails for fastening to a wall and a plurality of horizontal cross-beam members disposed in vertically spaced orientation on the rails. An uppermost cross-beam member has an upwardly opening "J" cross section and the lowermost cross-beam member having a downwardly opening "J" cross-section, for receiving the hooks of the rack. A pair of intermediate cross-beam members are spaced between the uppermost and lowermost cross-beam members and have vertical surfaces for receiving the feet of the rack. The vertical surface of the lower of said intermediate cross-beam members is disposed approximately 3 to 4 inches further from the wall than said other vertical surface to mimic the bumper of an automobile.

Abstract: A lift and storage apparatus for bicycles includes a bicycle support rack which can be lifted from an upright position on the floor of a garage or other enclosure into a raised, horizontal position adjacent to the ceiling under the control of a pivotal lift arm and a cam surface in the path of movement of the upper end of the support rack, and the support rack is capable of supporting one or two bicycles in side-by-side relation to one another.

Abstract: A supporting structure for supporting a bicycle by grasping onto a bar such as the handlebar of the bicycle or its cross bar so as to apply minimal stress to the spokes of the wheel. The structure comprises a base adapted to be secured to a wall surface, a sleeve pivotally connected to said base, a shaft slidably engaged in the sleeve and adapted to translate between a retracted position and an extracted position while also being able to rotate about its longitudinal axis, a gripping means fixed to a free end of the shaft means for gripping onto the bicycle and supporting the latter.

Abstract: A bicycle rack for securing bicycles in a fixed position in a bed of a pickup truck comprising an upwardly extended and telescopically adjustable base tube having a lower end and an open upper end; wherein the base tube is coupled a bed of a pickup truck; a bicycle handle bar having two free ends; a bicycle handle bar stem having an upper end coupled to the bicycle handle bar between the free ends and a lower end coupled within the upper end of the base tube; and a securement mechanism coupled to the free ends of the bicycle handle bar for securing forks of a pair of bicycles thereto, thus placing the forks in a fixed position for enabling transport of the bicycles from one location to another.