Wide angled reflector unit for spoked wheel
US3951517A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1974 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62J6/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wide angled reflector unit for securement to the spokes of a bicycle wheel, the reflector unit comprising a pair of reflector elements, each of the reflector elements having a central planar section and an angled planar side section or wing extending outwardly at an angle from each side of the central section, all integrally formed, with each of the reflector elements having reflecting surfaces on the inside facing surface thereof on the central section and on the angled side sections or wings, with one of the reflector elements nesting within the other reflector element with the reflecting surfaces of each facing the other, the pair of reflector elements being secured together and forming a single unit, means for securing the reflector unit to the spokes of a bicycle wheel, and each of the reflector elements providing a reflecting surface on each side of the reflector unit of an arc of approximately 110.degree. which reflect laterally and forwardly and rearwardly of the wheel.
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