US Patent 10384734 Vehicle stand

A stand for locating a wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle has front and rear locating structures for receiving a wheel and having three pairs of cooperating locating surfaces for locating the wheel. The front locating structure has a front upper pair and a front lower pair cooperating locating surfaces, and the rear locating structure has a rear lower pair cooperating locating surfaces. The two lower pairs are positioned asymmetrically relative to the upper pair. The front locating structure has an opening positioned between its upper and lower pairs of cooperating locating surfaces wide enough to allow the wheel axle to pass through the front locating structure.