Bicycle securing apparatus

Claim 2

Bicycle securing apparatus comprising a base, a first member extending from the base, a second member associated with the base so as to be movable towards and from said first member to define inward and outward positions relative thereto, with a portion of the second member being in close proximity to a portion of the first member when said inward position is defined, and said portion of the second member being removed from the portion of the first member when said outward position is defined, said first and second members being located to allow positioning of the bicycle body therebetween when said outward position is defined, said portion of the second member having a first element extending generally normal to the second member and engageable with said portion of the first member when said inward position is defined and adapted to be releasably locked to said first member in such engaged position, said first element being positioned to pass through the frame of a bicycle body disposed between said members and be continuously surrounded by such frame, and said second member further having a pair of second elements disposed on opposite sides of said first element and movable with said second member, said second elements being engageable with the wheels of a bicycle when said inward position is defined.

Claim 3

Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 in which said second member is pivotally attached to said base.

Claim 4

Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 in which said second elements extend generally normal to the second member in general parallelism with said first element.

Claim 5

Bicycle securing apparatus comprising a base, a first arm fixed to the base and extending upwardly therefrom, a second arm one end of which is associated with the base so that the other end may be moved toward and away from the first arm, so as to define inward and outward positions of the second arm in relation to the first arm, a first cross bar fixed to the extended end of the first arm, a second cross bar fixed to the other end of the second arm and movable therewith, a plurality of shafts extending from the second cross bar generally toward the first cross bar, said arms, cross bars and shafts being positioned so that the extended end of one of said shafts is in close proximity to the first arm, and the extended ends of the remaining shafts are in close proximity to the first cross bar when said inward position is defined, the first and second arms, cross bars, and shafts being located to allow positioning of the bicycle body therebetween when said outward position is defined, the shafts being positioned to pass through portions of the body of the bicycle so that each shaft is continuously surrounded by bicycle elements and to so limit removal of the bicycle from the apparatus, when the inward position of the second arm is defined, and means for selectively holding the second arm in its inward position.

Claim 6

Bicycle securing apparatus comprising a base, a first arm fixed to the base and extending upwardly therefrom, a second arm one end of which is associated with the base so that the other end may be moved toward and away from the first arm, so as to define inward and outward positions of the second arm in relation to the first arm, a first cross bar fixed to the extended end of the first arm, a second cross bar fixed to the other end of the second arm and movable therewith, a plurality of shafts extending from the second cross bar generally toward the first cross bar, said arms, cross bars and shafts being positioned so that the extended end of one of said shafts is in close proximity to the first arm, and the extended ends of the remaining shafts are in close proximity to the first cross bar when said inward position is defined, the first and second arms, cross bars, and shafts being located to allow positioning of the bicycle body therebetween when said outward position is defined, the shafts being positioned to pass through portions of the body of the bicycle so that each shaft is continuously surrounded by bicycle elements and to so limit removal of the bicycle from the apparatus, when the inward position of the second arm is defined, and means for selectively holding the second arm in its inward position.

Claim 7

Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the plurality of shafts comprises three spaced substantially parallel shafts the first of which passes through a part of the frame of the bicycle so as to be continuously surrounded by bicycle frame members, the second of which passes through one rim of the bicycle so as to be continuously surrounded by said one rim, and the third of which passes through the other rim of the bicycle so as to be continuously surrounded by said other rim.

Claim 8

Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the means for selectively holding the second arm in its inward position comprises locking means associated with the first arm for receiving and selectively holding the extended arm of the first shaft.

Claim 9

Apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the one end of the second arm is pivotally attached to the base so as to be movable toward and away from the first arm.