Cycling training device with integrated storage

Abstract

A cycling training device includes a support assembly configured to the cycling training device on a surface. The support assembly includes a support hub, a primary support leg coupled to and supported by the support hub, and a drawer translatable between a closed state in which the drawer is contained within the primary support leg and an open state in which the drawer extends at least partially from the primary support leg, thereby permitting access to the drawer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cycling training device comprising:
 a drive assembly, wherein the drive assembly includes a pedal assembly or is configured to be coupled to a bicycle with a rear wheel removed; and   a support assembly coupled to the drive assembly and configured to support the drive assembly on a surface, wherein the support assembly includes:
 a support leg defining an internal volume; and 
 a drawer translatable between a closed state in which the drawer is contained within the internal volume of the support leg and an open state in which the drawer extends at least partially from the internal volume of the support leg, thereby permitting access to the drawer. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cycling training device of  claim 1 , further comprising a slide within the internal volume and coupled to an internal surface of the support leg, wherein the drawer includes a carriage movable along the slide. 
     
     
         3 . The cycling training device of  claim 2 , wherein the carriage includes at least one compartment shaped to receive a tool or detachable component of the drive assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The cycling training device of  claim 1 , wherein the support leg is operably coupled to a support hub, and the support assembly further comprises at least one additional support leg coupled to and supported by the support hub. 
     
     
         5 . The cycling training device of  claim 4 , wherein the drawer extends through the support hub into the support leg. 
     
     
         6 . The cycling training device of  claim 5  further comprising a faceplate assembly coupled to the drawer, wherein the faceplate assembly is coupled to the drawer on a first side of the support hub and the support leg extends from a second side of the support hub opposite the first side of the support hub. 
     
     
         7 . The cycling training device of  claim 6 , wherein the faceplate assembly includes a faceplate such that, in the closed state, the faceplate abuts the support hub and the drawer extends through the support hub into the support leg. 
     
     
         8 . The cycling training device of  claim 6 , wherein the faceplate assembly further includes a latch for selectively securing the faceplate assembly to the support hub when the drawer is in the closed state. 
     
     
         9 . The cycling training device of  claim 8 , wherein the latch comprises a first magnet integrated in the faceplate assembly and a second magnet integrated in the support hub. 
     
     
         10 . The cycling training device of  claim 6 , wherein the faceplate assembly further comprises indentation on an outer surface of the faceplate assembly, the indentation comprising a gripping surface for pulling the faceplate assembly away from the support hub. 
     
     
         11 . The cycling training device of  claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the drawer corresponds to a cross-section of the support leg. 
     
     
         12 . A cycling training device comprising:
 a drive assembly, wherein the drive assembly includes an axle adapted to be connected to a pair of drop-outs of a bicycle with a rear wheel removed from the pair of drop-outs to operably connect the bicycle to the cycling training device;   a support assembly coupled to the drive assembly and configured to support the drive assembly on a surface, wherein the support assembly includes:
 a primary support leg; 
 a first lateral support leg disposed on a first side of the primary support leg; 
 a second lateral support leg disposed on a second side of the primary support leg opposite the first lateral support leg; and 
 a drawer translatable between a closed state in which the drawer is contained within the primary support leg and an open state in which the drawer extends at least partially from the support assembly, thereby permitting access to the drawer. 
   
     
     
         13 . The cycling training device of  claim 12 , wherein the first lateral support leg and the second lateral support leg extend obliquely relative to the primary support leg. 
     
     
         14 . The cycling training device of  claim 12 , wherein the drawer includes a slide coupled to an internal surface of the primary support leg and a carriage movable along the slide. 
     
     
         15 . The cycling training device of  claim 14 , wherein the carriage includes at least one cavity shaped to receive a tool or a detachable component of the drive assembly. 
     
     
         16 . The cycling training device of  claim 12 , wherein the drawer extends through the support hub into the primary support leg. 
     
     
         17 . The cycling training device of  claim 16  further comprising a faceplate assembly coupled to the drawer, wherein the faceplate assembly is coupled to the drawer on a first side of the support hub and the primary support leg extends from a second side of the support hub opposite the first side of the support hub. 
     
     
         18 . The cycling training device of  claim 17 , wherein the faceplate assembly includes a faceplate such that, in the closed state, the faceplate abuts the support hub and the drawer extends through the support hub into the primary support leg. 
     
     
         19 . The cycling training device of  claim 17 , further comprising a detent configured to engage the drawer in the closed state and to retain the drawer in the opened state. 
     
     
         20 . An exercise device comprising:
 a tubular support member; and   a drawer translatable between a closed state in which the drawer is contained within the internal volume of the tubular support member and an open state in which the drawer extends at least partially from the internal volume of the tubular support member to provide access to the drawer, the drawer comprising:
 a carriage movable along a slide internal to the tubular support member, the carriage comprising a compartment shaped to receive a detachable component or tool of the exercise device; and 
 a faceplate assembly coupled to the carriage, wherein the faceplate assembly includes a faceplate such that, in the closed state, the faceplate abuts a support hub at the end of the tubular support member and the drawer extends through the support hub into the tubular support member.