Patent · US Active

Foldable device for connecting a front fork to a handlebar of a bicycle

US8382133B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
10References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateSep 17, 2009
Grant dateFeb 26, 2013
Priority date—
Expiry dateApr 29, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20792
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A foldable device is adapted to connect a front fork to a handlebar of a bicycle, and includes a linking member hingedly connected to lower and upper hingeable flanges about first and second hinge axes, respectively. The first and second hinge axes are transverse to each other. The upper and lower hingeable flanges are respectively coupled with the handlebar and the front fork. The handlebar is turned relative to the front fork about the first and second hinge axes to permit a handlebar line of the handlebar to be parallel to a longitudinal direction in which the bicycle extends so as to fold the bicycle and to minimize the entire width of the folded bicycle.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.