Adjustable clamp with slot and guide

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Reference will be had first to FIG.
1 for an overview of the invention and its presently perceived use or environment.
The numeral (10) denotes the front portion of a bicycle frame of typical configuration and having a fork (12) journaled in a generally upright sleeve (14) as part of the frame.
A front wheel is shown at (16) as being carried by the fork.
It is clear to those versed in the art that front wheel turns or steers in a rather wide range about the forked-sleeve pivot.
When the bicycle is supported clear of the ground, the swinging of the front wheel is relatively free, as when the bicycle is carried by a vehicle in the usual carrying rack, which typically grasps the bicycle frame but does not ordinarily provide means for engaging the front wheel.
The clamp is designated as a whole by the numeral (18) and is made up of first and second members (20) and (22) which are J-shaped to provide elongated straight flat legs (24) and (26) respectively and hooks (28) and (30) respectively.
The material used for making the members is preferably of flat, strap-like stock and may be of metal or plastic.
If of metal, the members may be coated in any known manner to protect against marring the finish of the vehicle or bike carrier.
In use, the members are assembled in side-by-side relationship, with the legs overlapping each other and with the hooks opposed to and facing each other.
In that mode, the members are adjustably secured together in the use position of FIGS.
1 and 5, one hook engaging over the bike frame (10) and the other engaging below and partly around the rim of the wheel (16).
In this way, the clamp connects the wheels and frame so as to prevent swinging of the wheel about its fork pivot (14).
The means securing the members together comprises a T-screw or thumb screw with shoulder and other similar fastening devices (32) which passes through an elongated slot (34) in the member (20) and threads into a tapped bore (36) in the member (22)