Patents by Inventor Francois Prea

Francois Prea has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6164666
    Abstract: A child's cycle is provided which is adaptable, as the child grows, between a tricycle configuration and a bicycle configuration, the cycle comprising a frame 4, 13, 14 with, in the bicycle configuration, a bicycle axle mounted on the frame and able to carry a rear wheel 8; and in the tricycle configuration, additionally a tricycle axle able to carry a second rear wheel, adapted to be coupled to the bicycle axle to form an axle 9 carrying two wheels, the axle being mounted on the frame. For this, one end of the bicycle axle is adapted for coupling it either to the frame or to the tricycle axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: X-Hold
    Inventor: Francois Prea