Bicycle service kits

• US 9,505,124 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2015
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc.
• Inventors: Greenblatt, Joel, Lageson, Andrew Patrick Kennedy
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLNER, MONICA E
• Application Number:
  US14/746,032
• Publication Number:
  US 20150283695A1
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 3/04 Racks
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 5/00 Tool, instrument or work supports or storage means used in association with vehicles; Workers' supports, e.g. mechanics' creepers collecting or removing exhaust gases in workshops B08B15/002; vehicle lifting devices, e.g. jacks, platforms or ramps B66F

Abstract

One bicycle service kit includes: a main body; at least one slot formed at an upper end of the main body; and at least one cable positioned in the slot, the cable including a head portion held within an interior of the main body, the head portion having a dimension larger than a width of the slot, the cable including a free end configured to be attached to a bicycle tool. Another kit includes: a circular main body defining an open interior; a shelf formed in the open interior of the main body, the shelf defining a plurality of slots; at least one cable positioned in at least one of the slots, the cable including a free end configured to be attached to a bicycle tool; and a front cover coupled to close the open interior of the main body.

Claims

1. A bicycle service kit, comprising:

a main body, an interior of the main body comprising a shelf, and the shelf defining one or more slots;

one or more cables, each cable including a head portion having a dimension larger than a width of the slot, and a free end configured to be attached to a bicycle tool;

the head portions of the one or more cables being held within an interior of the main body by an abutment between the head portion of the cable and the shelf;

one or more bicycle tools attached to the free end of at least one of the one or more cables; and

a cover coupled to the main body, closing the interior of the main body.

2. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, in which the main body is configured to be mounted to a wall.

3. The bicycle service kit of claim 2, further comprising a protective wall plate.

4. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, in which the shelf defines a plurality of slots, each one of the plurality of slots being configured for the positioning of one of a plurality of cables.

5. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, in which the cover is configured to require a special tool for removal.

6. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more cables comprises a swivel, such that the bicycle tool can rotate freely without the cable becoming twisted.

7. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein the main body is substantially circular.

8. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein the main body is substantially rectangular.

9. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more cables is retractable.

10. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more bicycle tools is attached to the free end of the cable in a manner that prevents removal of the tool from the cable.

11. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein the one or more bicycle tools are selected from screwdrivers, wrenches, tire levers, lubricants, tire plugs, and combinations thereof.

12. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein the one or more bicycle tools comprise at least one Phillips head screwdriver, at least one flat head screwdriver, at least one Allen wrench, at least one Headset wrench, and at least one Pedal wrench.

13. The bicycle service kit of claim 12, wherein the one or more bicycle tools further comprise at least one box wrench.

14. The bicycle service kit of claim 12, wherein the one or more bicycle tools further comprise at least one tire lever.

15. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, further comprising a computer-readable code configured to direct a user to information related to the use of the bicycle service kit.

16. The bicycle service kit of claim 15, wherein the computer-readable code comprises a QR code.

17. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more cables is non-retractable.

18. The bicycle service kit of claim 1, wherein the bicycle service kit is mounted to a wall.

19. A bicycle service kit, comprising:

a main body mounted to a wall;

an interior of the main body comprising a shelf, and the shelf defining a plurality of slots;

a plurality of cables, each cable including

a head portion having a dimension larger than a width of one of the plurality of slots, and

a free end attached to a bicycle tool;

wherein each of the plurality of cables is held within the interior of the main body by an abutment between the head portion of the cable and the shelf; and

a cover coupled to the main body and closing the interior of the main body.

20. The bicycle service kit of claim 19, in which the plurality of cables are non-retractable.