US 12,030,574 B2
Spacerail system
Elliot James Tanner, Montgomery (GB)
Assigned to STASHED PRODUCTS LTD, Powys (GB)
Filed by STASHED PRODUCTS LTD, Montgomery (GB)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/970,520.
Prior Publication US 2024/0132172 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B62H 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC B62H 3/12 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for storing bicycles comprising:
a. an elongate supporting member;
b. a carriage that has:
i. a body that is supported on and that can travel along the supporting member;
ii. a carrier component that, for use, extends downwardly from the body, from which carrier component a bicycle to be stored can be suspended, the carrier component being capable of rotation with respect to the body about a carrier axis that is approximately vertical;
c. and wherein:
i. the carrying component can be displaced vertically with respect to the body between a free position and a braking position, the braking position being above the free position:
ii. in the free position, the carrying component is free to rotate about the carrier axis and the body is free to travel along the supporting member, and in the braking position, at least one of rotation of the carrier and travel of the body along the supporting member is inhibited;
iii. the carriage further includes a biasing component that urges the carrying component towards the braking position, and against which the carrying component can be displaced to the free position by weight suspended from the carrying component; and
iv. the connection between the carrying component and the body is arranged to allow tilting of the carrier axis.