Bicycle with battery mount
US9580140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62J11/13
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle including a frame that has a head tube, and a frame member that is elongated along a longitudinal axis. The bicycle also includes a receiver that is disposed in the frame member, and a battery pack that is coupled to the frame member and detachably connected to the receiver. The receiver has a tapered socket and a power connector encircled by the tapered socket. The battery pack has a tapered end cap that is insertable into the tapered socket along the longitudinal axis. The tapered end cap includes a battery connector disposed on an end of the battery pack. The tapered end cap is at least partially nested within the tapered socket along the longitudinal axis upon connection between the receiver and the battery pack, and the battery connector is electrically connected to the power connector upon nesting the tapered end cap in the tapered socket.
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