Bicycle transportation device
View Patent ↗A bicycle transportation device that can be removably attached to any bicycle for transportation of the bicycle in the bed of a truck. The bicycle transportation device can be attached to the bike without the need to install hardware on the bicycle and carried securely in the bed of a truck without the need to make any modifications to the truck bed or to install any hardware on the truck anywhere.
1. A bicycle transportation device comprising:
an elongated body made of a flexible material having a first end, a second end, a top side, and a bottom side, wherein each side has two edges,
the top side comprising a plurality of corrugated ridges along its edges and a substantially flat surface between the plurality of corrugated ridges, the plurality of corrugated ridges and the substantially flat surface forming a frame/fork cradle;
a frame/fork strap; and
a tailgate lip on the bottom side, the tailgate lip having a base substantially equidistant from the first end and the second end,
wherein the device flexes at the base of the tailgate lip so that a frame of a bicycle and a fork of the bicycle can simultaneously rest in the frame/fork cradle.
2. The bicycle transportation device of claim 1 , wherein the tailgate lip consists of the first end of the bicycle transportation device being thicker than the second end.
3. The bicycle transportation device of claim 1 , wherein there are at least two frame/fork straps.
4. The bicycle transportation device of claim 2 wherein the tailgate lip is thicker than either the first end or the second end.
5. The bicycle transportation device of claim 3 , wherein the at least two frame/fork straps are located on the first end and the second end of the body.
6. The bicycle transportation device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of magnets on the bottom side to secure the device to a truck bed or tailgate.