Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090058038 | BICYCLE FRAME AND DRIVE LINK CASE THEREFORE - A bicycle frame includes a front section and a rear section. The front section includes a front frame portion having a front coupling configured to receive a front wheel support member and to allow rotation between the front coupling and the front wheel support member, the front frame portion defining a central vertical plane of the frame. The rear section includes a drive link case having an upper tube, a lower tube, a rear hub housing, and a front sprocket housing all integrally arranged with each other to form a rigid drive link case having an opening disposed between the upper and lower tubes, the drive link case being connected to the front frame portion via the front sprocket housing. The drive link case is disposed eccentric to the central vertical plane and is cantilevered rearward from the front sprocket housing. The front frame portion extends forward from the front sprocket housing. | 03-05-2009 |
20100236356 | BICYCLE CRANK SHAFT ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank shaft assembly includes first, second and third members. The first member defines first (crank axle), second (first segment of first crank arm) and third (first segment of second crank arm) portions, the first, second and third portions of the first member being integral and continuous with each other and having a generally s-shaped configuration. The second member defines a second segment of the first crank arm, and the third member defines a second segment of the second crank arm. The first and second segments of the first crank arm are bonded to each other with a bond seam therebetween to define the first crank arm, and the first and second segments of the second crank arm are bonded to each other with a bond seam therebetween to define the second crank arm. At least one of the crank axle, the first crank arm and the second crank arm is hollow. | 09-23-2010 |
20130043667 | BICYCLE FRAME AND DRIVE LINK CASE THEREFORE - A bicycle frame includes a front section and a rear section. The front section includes a front frame portion having a front coupling configured to receive a front wheel support member and to allow rotation between the front coupling and the front wheel support member, the front frame portion defining a central vertical plane of the frame. The rear section includes a drive link case having an upper tube, a lower tube, a rear hub housing, and a front housing integrally arranged with each other to form a rigid drive link case having an opening disposed between the upper and lower tubes, the drive case being connected to the front frame portion via the front sprocket housing. The drive link case is disposed eccentric to the central vertical plane and is cantilevered rearward from the front housing. The front frame portion extends forward from the front housing. | 02-21-2013 |
20130248570 | Expansible Bicycle Cargo Racks - An expansible bicycle cargo rack includes a first member, a pivoting mechanism arranged on the first member, a second member arranged on the pivoting mechanism, wherein the second member is configured to rotate about the pivot mechanism between at least two positions, and an elastic member coupled between first member and the second member. | 09-26-2013 |