Service clamp

Claim 1

An improved service clamp for use in the servicing and repair of bicycles, or the like, the clamp comprising: a base clamp element adapted to be supported at a pre-determined height above the floor or ground surface and including support means, a rod extending from the support means and a collar operatively associated with the rod to define a selectively determined clamping opening at the rod terminal spaced from the support means for the base clamp element; and a bicycle frame clamp element adapted to be supported in and selectively rigidly secured with respect to the base clamp element, the frame clamp including spaced apart, movable, frame clamp elements adapted to be placed about a bicycle frame and means to cause at least one of the clamp elements to be moved with respect to the other to define means for gripping a bicycle frame between the clamp elements, the frame clamp member being further defined by a first irregular shaped element having first and second legs joined by a central member extending therebetween, a first handle joined to the central member, a second handle element joined to the central member and the second leg, a first frame clamp element operatively associated with the first leg of the bicycle frame clamp and a second frame clamp element rigidly secured to the central member and second leg of the irregular shaped element of the frame clamp member, wherein the first frame clamp is movable with respect to the first leg and to the second frame clamp element of the assembly whereby when the first frame clamp element is moved away from the second, an opening is defined therebetween of sufficient magnitude to fit a bicycle frame portion therebetween and when the first frame clamp element is moved toward the second frame clamp element, a clamping action occurs about the bicycle frame portion.