Wall-Mounted Bicycle Stand With Adjustable Holders for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional bicycle stands often require multiple units or significant floor space to store multiple bicycles, are difficult to adjust for varying sizes and user heights, and may pose tripping hazards due to their design.
Innovation Solution
A stand comprising interlocking tubular frame members with adjustable arms and a wall attachment, featuring U-shaped and angled portions, spring-loaded pins, and minimal protrusion to optimize space usage and safety, allowing for easy assembly and infinite adjustability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple stands are used to store multiple bicycles, then the storage capacity increases, but the floor space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bicycle stand transitions from horizontal floor-based storage to vertical wall-mounted storage. By mounting the stand on the wall and extending arms outward, multiple bicycles can be stored vertically stacked or side-by-side in three-dimensional space, dramatically increasing storage capacity while minimizing floor space occupation.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand structure allows nested configuration where multiple arms and holders are arranged in a compact hierarchical manner. Bicycles can be stored at different heights and positions within the same vertical footprint, effectively nesting storage locations to maximize space utilization.
2Device complexity
If bars are placed in predetermined locations, then the structure is simplified, but the adaptability to various-sized bicycles decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand arms are designed to be adjustable along the vertical tube through a sliding mechanism with slots and fasteners. This dynamic configuration allows the arms to be repositioned to different heights and locations, enabling the same simple structure to accommodate various bicycle sizes and user preferences without increasing overall structural complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If bars extend a substantial distance into the room, then the adjustability improves, but the tripping and snagging hazards increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of extending bars horizontally into the room space, the design mounts the structure vertically on the wall. The arms extend outward from the wall in a controlled manner, and bicycles are supported in a vertical arrangement, keeping the overall profile compact and reducing protrusion into the room to minimize tripping and snagging hazards.
Data Source
AI summary
A stand for supporting at least one bicycle may include a plurality of tubular frame members including a plurality of generally linear portions, a plurality of angled portions and a plurality of U-shaped portions. The stand also may include a foot having a generally planar bottom surface and an upper surface adapted for operatively engaging one of the U-shaped portions, a wall attachment for coupling a top of the stand to a wall, and a plurality of holders slidably coupled to the generally linear portions. Each of the holders may comprise a band surrounding a portion of the generally linear portions, a hook extending downward and outward from the band, and compressible portions that hold the hook at a desired position along the generally linear portion. In addition, the frame members may include swaged ends and spring-loaded pin assemblies for easy assembly and disassembly of the stand.