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Bicycle power generating arrangement

US6502842B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 2001
Grant dateJan 7, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62J6/06
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A power generating device that includes a dynamo, a rack mounted on the frame of a bicycle to hold the dynamo, and a wheel attached to the rack. When the device is engaged, the wheel contacts the ground and rotates to drive the dynamo while the bicycle is in motion, causing the dynamo to generate electricity.

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