Sept. 18 , 1923.

H. A. LAYSTROM

BICYCLE STAND
Original Filed April 16 . 1921`

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HILD'INGA. LAYsTnoM, or'oHIcAGo, ILLINOIS-j

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fOrginal applicationledk April 16, 1921, Serial,` No. 462,003. `Divided and ,this application filed June 5,
1922. serial no. 565,904.
To aZZlwwm t may concernA v. '

beneath said pinsfor receiving a suitable

Beit known that 1,? Elimine' A. LAY

padlock 9.

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srnoM, a citizen of the United States, and a

A pair of. attaching plates 10 are mounted
resident ofthe city of. Chicago, county of r onthe
ends ofthe rear axle 11 cfa bicycle
5 Cook, and State of
Illinois, have invented 12 by means of openings 13 in said plates,
certain 4new _and useful Improvementsf~_in` and-are held on saidvaXle by axle nuts 14,
Bicycle Stands, of which the-following is a each.>
plate being `provided `with a p_airof
specification,?` y A

`My invention relates to improvements in

-lbicyclestands and has forv its mai-n `object
the proyisionof a strong and. efiicient 'stand
Vin which VVthe weight ofthe bicycle wlllbe
placed directly upon -vertical stand bars,

portion 21 which form a double pointed lug

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into the slot 19, the points of
Another object to provide a stand which saidextending
lug serving'to seatpand hold the pins
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against movement.
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ears or wings 15, -which embrace the hori~

zontal bars 16 of the bicycle. ,Each attach
ingplate is`~ further provided with an L~

shaped upper slot having a vertical portion'

17 and a lower horizontal portion 18, and a
lower curved .slot 19 which. has an upperwithout transferring *said> weight throughv horizontal
portion 20and a lower vertical
'"Iattaching brackets or plates, orthrough
pivoted pinsor ears on said plates.

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cannotf beV forced `either backward `or for#

The `full lines ,show-the support 6 in an

ward without lifting the bicycle, and which
stand maybe Set in Suspended position with~ operative position with. the two top ends of
support bearing directly under therear
out the use iof any additional suspending said
axle nuts 14.and the pins >7 engaging in the

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member._~

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. Another> Objectis togpro-vide a stand which vertical portions 17 and 21 of said slots, and

dotted lines show the `inoperative posi~

nay be readilylocked inoperative or stand-`4 the'
tion in which the support is held elevated or
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by the pins 7 engagingin the hor 80
.Another object is to placejand lock the suspended
izontal-_portions 18 and 20-`oi` the L~shaped

ing'` position.

Ysupporting standin direct contact with the

l axle nutsin'orlder that-neither said nuts nor and the curved slots respectively. ` The stand

in its operative position by fasten~

the> bracket platesmay be removed whilethe is-locked
o Y ing the padlock 9 through the slot 19 in the
plate and through the opening 8 in the
Y Other objects will appear hereinafter.
` frame bar, which prevents the plate from
Y This application is a division of my prior
application filed April 16,1921, Serial No. being moved upwards on the-pins 7 of said
VframeV bar, thus Vretaining said pins in the
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Y stand is lockedin operative position.

462,003.

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The invention consists inthe combinations . upper vertical portionof. said slots.
and arrangements of >parts hereinafter de- . VBy the arrangement of the-pins and slots,

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as set forth above. the supporting or frame`

member
will remain in its vertical or opera
The invention will be best understoodcby tive position
and cannot be forced either for
reference to the accompanying drawings ward
or
backward
until the rear wheel is
forming a part> of this speciiication, and in

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lifted up suiiiciently to drop the pins in the

lower portions of the slots, whereupon the
vention applied to the rear axle and bar of supporting member may be kicked back,
raised horizontally, then shoved forward, so
that
the pins engage in the forward ends of
F ig. 2, is an enlarged fragmentary view the horizontal
portions of the slots, thus re
of theconnections between the stand bars, taining the frame
supporting member
thesupporting plates, and the frame bars, suspended without oradditional.
suspending

which,

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Fig. 1, is a side elevation showing my in

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the

and

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bicycle,

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means. To drop the supporting member it

is
merely necessary to pull it back and let it
My bicycle stand comprises a U-shaped
Vchannel ironV frame bar or supporting mem fall down, at the same time raising the rear
Fig."3,`f is a view> of the bicycle stand.

ber 6 provided with a pair of attaching pins wheel suiiiciently'to let the lower pins enter
7 at each of its ends, and a lock opening 8 the lower portions of the slots, whereupon
the device automatically assumes the opera

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with an axle engagingcpening and

tive position and may be locked in 'said posi-_ vided
a#fplralityfofslots
andfhavn'glears to em
tion byf inserting >the padlock" tl?o'xrgh the' brakze'> the adjacent bicycle
i' bar; a vrsiqijport
openings 8 and 19,_ as statedr'abov'e.
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ing'frame
provided
with
arms;
Y While I have illustrated and described the -
the; end 'oeachgfof said arms; 'and
preferred 'formof constrnctiontfor_carrying _ cent
means
to lock said supporting frame in its
my inventioninto effect, this is >capableof operative
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position in said linackets.'> Y Y _
>variation and modification Without ide-part- i 5. A bicycle
stand
comprising
a
'paire
of
n ing?> from >the spiritv of the invention.
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1haw'rigTeach- af pair? of Y
therefore,facv net/wasnt@ bei >linaid te the> attaching bracketsbicycle
.bar ; an l..-shapedA :
precise details of theconstructionset-forth; RI'S
Ddmbl'ae
a
slot
and
a
cnrvedslot
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o_f said brack-V 60
Vbut .desire to avail myself of such variationsv

a vertical anda fhorizontalfparton'each

l 'and' modifications as comeffivithin the 'Scope ets;
of eaid-bmvcdslots; 'a Usliapedisnpporting
of the appended claims;V
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'liaving'fpins ae'en't each end_for

Having described Imyt invention, Wliatr-I member
engagingin"
?sai'dfslots; bymeans of which' Y
Y claim fas newv Vand desire to 'secure by Letters . _',
said"snpp'orting, >_mjerlnber fmayj be f held? in
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1. A'-ib-icycle stand comprising' an 'attache either-'anf operative ora -suSpended-positibnl
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o ing bracket >having 1an' opening for incitant v " 6;- a.; Jicyc'le lstandc'omprisinga pair of `
' ingfthefbracket fon theibicycle axle adjacent' ' similar

attaching Y brackets,- "'eac'ilfify A'hav'iiig

the-- axle ' mit and being; -provided' with rave'Y means -Fferfinounting `fi'tf on iai-ll'iifcycle bar ; a "
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separate sl'ts' ;` ` andV "a supperting' member 1111 of irregnlar' slots', -in'e anni-bracket, one 70
ef " 'saidfslots being> curved forming a- liigV

`Withaplurality Vofffpoints*extend
byI me ansl of 'Which said 'supporting member. ij'ioxf'i'ded
ingA
into'
'said
slot Yand siijgigpo?ting' member
r'n'a'ybe held Inf-either , suspended; Ipositio'n;

having'varmaeaclifto "eng'aifageI _one of said in'

or "ing an .operative-'position Wth- said' stand>V brackets,
there being apairof pins 'onreaeh 'Y
._ engaging beneath l'saidfa-Xle *nut-j
arm _ movable into *different lpar'ts i ofsaid '

n2.-" A> - bicycle fjstand- comprising attaching Y

` brackets, each lotfsaidl1bracketsfleeing pro-f

Vvided` with a pluralityfoi slots and havingv

means - te embrace f'agbcycle bari; _ a' support-

ing` `rrnember"having? arms ; p'ins on 'theffends

of said `arms to' " engage 'insaidfslct'dl said
slots .havinggpartsP-tc receive: saidV pins* and . ing bracket mountable 'ona bicycle and bef i'so "'Y Y

ing provided VWith anopening :forie'mln'raclVV

retain said members suspended andparts asthme-rayer@
an@:aaaiwah'apiafaiay efv _if f'

35 to'f.receiveV saidf pinsland ret-ain? <said member

separate'
member -irregUl'ar-slts
having a pluralityVoiV-p'ins
;f ' andjza :supporting
engag-V

f ` in a' supporting position. y

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3; 3 A l bicycle Ystand comprising ain - attachl Y

in'g braclrebjhaving "means for engaging ~a' ing in said 'fslots '.by'ijmeans {ofwhi'ch' 'said
. part'ofsaid bicycle and being pr'o-videdfivitlrA supparting;` member may' 'be held' ina sus-'f
or" >a" ground 4engiaging"positionl l
anopen-ing:> forf'engaging 'the bicycle-axle ended
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testimony
'whereof " I--`have Vsigned Vmy
and >with "separate slots/Qonen?'which is> name to this;speciicatroninthe-presence
of

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` curved; and' a'lsnpporting memberfhavrig.v

afplurality of> pins,-1onei engagingfineach" two sabscribiiagnwitnesses;

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member may fbe held-'in either an "operative
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or _an inoperative position '

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14S A fbicyclefstand- provided'fwitha 'pair Y

ofzbraclretsfeachlo? said -braclmtsiltreinglypro~

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