Foldable bicycle rack for cars
A foldable bicycle rack includes a base attached to a vehicle, and a Platform onto which two supports are connected. The Platform includes two posts connected thereto and each post includes a restriction part formed thereto. The supports each include two trays to respectively support a front wheel and a rear wheel of a bicycle. An upright frame includes two tubes which are pivotably connected to the two restriction parts of the two posts, so that the upright frame is pivotably folded toward the supports. Two quick-releases are respectively connected to the two tubes so as to securely position each tube between the quick-release and the restriction part corresponding thereto.
1 . A foldable bicycle rack comprising:
a base including a connector and a platform, the platform including two posts connected thereto, each post including a restriction part formed thereto, each of the restriction parts including an upright groove and a transverse groove that are distinctly formed, with the upright groove oriented in a substantially vertical direction and the transverse groove oriented in a substantially horizontal direction;
at least one support connected to the platform and including two trays;
an upright frame being an inverted U-shaped frame and including two tubes, each tube including a hole defined therethrough, the tubes of the upright frame each being partially located in either the upright groove or the transverse groove such that the upright frame being pivotably folded toward the at least one support, and
two quick-releases respectively connected to the two tubes, each quick-release including a lever, an engaging part, a shaft and a nut, the shaft pivotably connected to the lever and extending through the engaging part and the hole of the tube corresponding to the shaft and being connected to the nut, each of the two tubes of the upright frame including a sleeve mounted thereto, the sleeve including two protrusions, a resilient rope including two ends mounted to the protrusions, the resilient rope mounted to the lever of the quick-release corresponding thereto, when the lever is pivoted and the quick-release is in a locked status, the tube is locked between the engaging part and the restriction part such that the upright frame is positioned at an upright position or a transverse position.
2 . The foldable bicycle rack as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each engaging part and each of the upright groove and the transverse groove of each restriction part include a curved inner face that is matched with the tubes of the upright frame.