Stand for Bicycle
A stand adapted for holding a bicycle includes a base including a compartment such that a wheel of the bicycle is adapted to be received, a holding mechanism including a first end including a retaining member for abutting against the wheel that is engaged with the stand, and a second end pivotally connected to the first seat so as to connect the holding mechanism to the base, and being moveable between a first position that is erected from the base and enables the retaining member to hold the wheel, and a second position that is lain onto the base, and further including a control switch on the first end activating its change between the first and second positions, and a plurality of support legs connected to the base and with each being moveable between a first position extended from the base, and a second position retracted in the base.
1 . A stand adapted for holding a bicycle comprising:
a base including a first seat on a first end, a second seat on a second end, and a compartment defined therebetween such that a wheel of the bicycle is adapted to be received;
a holding mechanism including a first end including a retaining member for abutting against the wheel that is engaged with the stand, and a second end pivotally connected to the first seat about an axis so as to connect the holding mechanism to the base, and being moveable between a first position that is erected from the base and enables the retaining member to hold the wheel, and a second position that is lain onto the base, and further including a control switch on the first end activating its change between the first and second positions; and
a plurality of support legs connected to the base and with each being moveable between a first position extended from the base, and a second position retracted in the base.
2 . The stand as claimed in claim 1 wherein the one of the first and second seats includes a groove including first, second, and third stops defined therein, with the groove divided into first and second portions connected to one another, with the first stop being adjacent to a terminal end of the first portion as well as being distant to the second portion, with the second and third stops defined at two terminal ends of the second portion respectively, and with the second stop defined at the terminal end connecting with the first portion while the third stop defined at the terminal end which is distant to the first portion, and wherein the holding mechanism includes a positioning member movably engaged in the groove and selectively engaging with the first, second and third stops, and being limited to pivot in a range determined by the movement of the positioning member between the second portion of groove when erected from the base, and being released from the second stop and shifted away from the second portion to the first portion of groove when lain on the base.
3 . The stand as claimed in claim 2 wherein the holding mechanism includes a locking mechanism operably moved by the control switch and including a pedestal retained to the second end of the holding mechanism, a linkage supported by the pedestal and including a first end disposed in the pedestal, a second end connected to the control switch respectively, and an engaging section disposed on the first end and including an aperture defined therein and a receiving edge defined thereon, and a sleeve coaxially disposed with respect to the axis and being received in the receiving edge when the positioning member is limited to move between the second portion of groove and being disengaged from the receiving edge when the positioning member is shifted from the second portion to the first portion of the groove, and wherein the positioning member is engaged in the aperture.
4 . The stand as claimed in claim 3 wherein the holding mechanism includes a biasing mechanism including an axle coaxially disposed with respect to the axis, and a resilient member including a plurality of coiled sections adjacent to one another and a first leg of the same retained to the corresponding one of first and second seats, and a second leg of the same retained to the holding mechanism.
5 . The stand as claimed in claim 4 wherein the resilient member is released from tension and causes the holding mechanism to automatically move towards the base and the positioning member to move in the first portion of groove and towards the first stop, and with the first stop limiting the positioning member to prevent the holding mechanism from being accidentally moved from the lie-down position to the erected position.
6 . The stand as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least a first of the plurality of support legs is connected to the first seat and at least a second of the plurality of support legs is connected to the second seat, and with the first and second support legs disposed on opposite sides of the compartment.
7 . The stand as claimed in claim 6 wherein one of each of the plurality of support legs and each of the first and second seats includes a limit defined thereon, and wherein the other of each of the plurality of support legs and each of the first and second seats includes a slot in which the limit engages, and wherein each support leg is moveable between the first and the second position with the limit being limited to move in the corresponding slot.
8 . The stand as claimed in claim 1 wherein the retaining member includes a shape including two cones facing oppositely one another and joined together so as to be suitable for using with various wheel widths.
9 . The stand as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of the first and second seats includes a support side including a recess in which the wheel that is held by the stand engages, with the recess including a shape defining a first section with a first width and a second section with a second width larger than the first width so as to be suitable for receiving various wheel widths.
10 . The stand as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base includes two struts joining the first and second seats together, with the struts disposed in a spaced relationship and defining a space, with the compartment defined by the space, and with the space having a constant width.