Apparatus (10, 12) for supporting a pair of bags (38) on either side of a wheel (14, 16) of a bicycle (18) or the like comprises a pair of support means which may be walls (50), means for securing a bag (38) to each wall, means for removably securing the lower ends of the walls (50) on either side o
Apparatus (10, 12) for supporting a pair of bags (38) on either side of a wheel (14, 16) of a bicycle (18) or the like comprises a pair of support means which may be walls (50), means for securing a bag (38) to each wall, means for removably securing the lower ends of the walls (50) on either side of the wheel (14, 16) in the vicinity of the axle thereof, and means (24) for hingedly securing the upper ends of the walls (50) together. By virtue of the hinge means (24), the spacing between the walls (50) is adjustable for accommodating use with bicycles having different axle lengths, and the walls (50) are collapsible into close confronting relation during off bike use to facilitate carrying of the bags (38) and walls (50) as a unit.
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1. Apparatus for a bicycle or the like for supporting a pair of bags, one on either side of a wheel of said bicycle, said apparatus comprising: a frame assembly, said frame assembly including first and second support means for supporting said bags, each support means having an upper edge, and mea
1. Apparatus for a bicycle or the like for supporting a pair of bags, one on either side of a wheel of said bicycle, said apparatus comprising: a frame assembly, said frame assembly including first and second support means for supporting said bags, each support means having an upper edge, and means for hingedly securing said support means together along said upper edges thereof, whereby said support means are relatively pivotable about said hinge means for varying the spacing therebetween; means for securing said pair of bags to said frame assembly with one bag extending from each of said support means; and means for removably securing said frame assembly to said bicycle in the vicinity of the axle of said wheel with said first and second support means on either side of said wheel and said hinge means disposed outside the circumference thereof, the variable spacing between said support means accommodating use on bikes or the like having different axle lengths, whereby said frame assembly is securable to said bicycle for transporting said bags thereon and removable from said bicycle whereupon said support means are pivotable about said hinge means into close confronting relation for optionally carrying said bags as a unit. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first and second support means comprise first and second walls. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said means for securing said bags to said frame assembly comprises said walls comprising the rear walls of said bags. 4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said means for securing said bags to said frame assembly comprises means for removably securing one bag to each wall. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each support means comprises a pair of struts joined together at their lower ends and spaced apart at their upper ends for defining a generally V-shaped configuration, and wherein said means for securing said bags to said frame assembly comprises means for removably securing one bag to each pair of struts. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said bicycle or the like has a fork crown or brake bridge, and wherein said means for releasably securing said frame assembly to said bicycle or the like further comprises means for removably securing said frame assembly to the frame of said bicycle in the vicinity of said fork crown or brake bridge. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said means for removably securing said frame assembly to said bicycle in the vicinity of the axle of said wheel comprises means for removably securing the lower end of each of said first and second support means to one side of said wheel in the vicinity of said axle. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said means for removably securing the lower ends of said support means to said bicycle in the vicinity of said axle comprises a hole provided in the lower end of each of said first and second support means; means secured to said bicycle including a pair of members extending axially from said wheel on either side thereof in the vicinity of said axle for insertion in said holes; and means for removably securing said support means to said members when said members are received in said holes. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said means for removably securing said frame assembly to said bicycle frame in the vicinity of said fork crown or brake bridge comprises another hole provided in each support means near confronting lateral edges thereof; and means secured to said bicycle frame in the vicinity of said fork crown or brake bridge including a second pair of members extending substantially parallel to said axle on either side of said bicycle for receiving said other holes. 10. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means secured to said frame assembly or said bags for releasably securing said support means in close confronting relation during off bike use. 11. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising handle means secured to said frame assembly or said bags for facilitating carrying thereof during off bike use.
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McNeill Robert M. (Sunnyvale CA), Article carrying bag for bicycles and the like.
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