Horizontal frame storage system |
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申请号 | US13929194 | 申请日 | 2013-06-27 | 公开(公告)号 | US08931648B1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2015-01-13 |
申请人 | Steven Tam; | 发明人 | Steven Tam; | ||||
摘要 | A horizontal frame support assembly allows a user to raise a frame with an irregular shape from a surface. The horizontal frame support assembly comprises a hub section mechanically coupled to a plurality of arms where each arm is attached to a frame support. Each frame support is configured to receive a portion of the frame with the irregular shape and has sufficient height to lift the frame from the surface. | ||||||
权利要求 | What is claimed is: |
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说明书全文 | This application claims priority to provisional patent application U.S. Ser. No. 61/832,479 filed on Jun. 7, 2013, the entire contents of which is herein incorporated by reference. The embodiments herein relate generally to devices that assist a user in storing a horizontal frame. An example of a horizontal frame, shown in the description below is a bicycle frame. As is well known, a bicycle frame comprises a top tube mechanically coupled to a seat tube and a front tube. The seat tube is further mechanically coupled to a seat stay, a down tube and a chain stay. The down tube is further mechanically coupled to the front tube and the chain stay. The chain stay is further mechanically coupled to the seat stay. Prior to the disclosed invention, bicycles were stored on the roof of a car, but could not be efficiently stored in the trunk of a vehicle because of the irregular shape of the bicycle. Embodiments of the present invention resolve this problem. A horizontal frame support assembly allows a user to raise a frame with an irregular shape from a surface. The horizontal frame support assembly comprises a hub section mechanically coupled to a plurality of arms where each arm is attached to a frame support. Each frame support is configured to receive a portion of the frame with the irregular shape and has sufficient height to lift the frame from the surface. In some embodiments, each arm can telescope enabling a user to move each frame support proximate and distant the hub section. The central hub can comprise a lower threaded portion that can be coupled to an upper threaded portion of a hub lower section to increase the height of the hub lower section. Each frame support can be threaded and attached to a frame support base to enable a user to rotate the frame support base to change the height of the frame support in order to lift the frame with the irregular shape from the surface. The frame supports can be threaded and attached to a frame support base which is further attached to a frame support disc made of a ceramic material to enable the frame support to easily slide along a carpeted surface. Each frame support can be attached to a frame support top with a bearing to turn the frame support top. The frame support top can further comprise a cradle surface with a parabolic cylinder shape which is useful for controlling a cylinder such as a seat tube, a down tube or a top tube. The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention will be is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures. By way of example, and referring to Turning to Hub system 12 comprises hub top section 14A mechanically coupled to hub center section 16 which is further mechanically coupled to hub lower section 14B. In this embodiment, each hub section contains an upper portion which is threated with female thread 20 and a lower portion which is threaded with male thread 22. Threading provides at least three advantages, first is modularity, additional hub sections 14 can be added to raise hub center section 16 as desired as shown in Center hub section 16 is mechanically coupled to first arm 30A, second arm 30B and third arm 30C. First arm 30A is mechanically coupled to first frame support 40A. First frame support 40A is detachably coupled to first frame support base 42A. First frame support base 42A is mechanically coupled to first frame support disc 44A. First frame support 40A is further mechanically coupled to first frame support top 48A which comprises first cradle surface 50A. Likewise, second arm 30A is mechanically coupled to second frame support 40A. Second frame support 40A is detachably coupled to second frame support base 42A. Second frame support base 42A is mechanically coupled to second frame support disc 44A. Second frame support 40A is further mechanically coupled to second frame support top 48A which comprises second cradle surface 50A. Similarly, third arm 30A is mechanically coupled to third frame support 40A. Third frame support 40A is detachably coupled to third frame support base 42A. Third frame support base 42A is mechanically coupled to third frame support disc 44A. Third frame support 40A is further mechanically coupled to third frame support top 48A which comprises third cradle surface 50A. Turning to As shown in As shown in Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above. |