Holder for storing bicycles and the like

Claim 1

A holder for attachment to a mounting surface for use in storing bicycles and the like in a position with one wheel above the other, said holder comprising elongated opposed side walls having lower and upper edges, an elongated back wall connecting said side walls and projecting forwardly from the rearward edges of said side walls to form a pair of jaws defining an opening adapted to receive a portion of one of said wheels, each of said jaws having a top and a bottom and said jaws being tapered to converge at their tops; the lower edges of said side walls extending outwardly and upwardly from the lower edge of said back wall and the upper edges of said side walls extending outwardly and upwardly from the upper edge of said back wall; means on said back wall for securing said holder to said mounting surface, and means for adjusting the width of said opening by urging said back wall toward or away from said mounting surface; said mounting and adjusting means comprising an upper and a lower apperture in said back wall and screws of a dimension to be received in each of said appertures, so that tightening said screws electively will force said back wall toward said mounting surface thereby urging said jaws closer together and loosening said screws will permit said back wall to move outwardly from said mounting surface thereby urging said jaws farther apart.