Hybrid electric bicycle

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a front and left side perspective view of a hybrid electric bicycle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the hybrid electric bicycle that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a hybrid electric bicycle, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D242696 December 14, 1976 Keyes
D266918 November 16, 1982 Buczak
D268920 May 10, 1983 Bragdon
D275381 September 4, 1984 Fernandes
D293697 January 12, 1988 Thornalley
D307925 May 15, 1990 Rylands
5685388 November 11, 1997 Bothwell
5690582 November 25, 1997 Ulrich et al.
5806622 September 15, 1998 Murphy
D404688 January 26, 1999 Hanagan
D407348 March 30, 1999 Riley
5960901 October 5, 1999 Hanagan
6021862 February 8, 2000 Sharan
6087806 July 11, 2000 Fujioka
6155369 December 5, 2000 Whittaker
6196347 March 6, 2001 Chao et al.
6445080 September 3, 2002 Daqoa et al.
6450922 September 17, 2002 Henderson et al.
D484439 December 30, 2003 Hanagan
6685208 February 3, 2004 Cowie
D495627 September 7, 2004 Tahara
7017685 March 28, 2006 Schoenberg
7354055 April 8, 2008 Rasmussen
7661501 February 16, 2010 Perdue
7690453 April 6, 2010 Kinoshita et al.
8256554 September 4, 2012 Chan
8276935 October 2, 2012 Minato et al.
8328218 December 11, 2012 Rush
D689403 September 10, 2013 Bruce
D690622 October 1, 2013 Bruce
D723978 March 10, 2015 Tada
D729121 May 12, 2015 Engler
D730774 June 2, 2015 Bruce
9505310 November 29, 2016 Kronfeld et al.
D787984 May 30, 2017 Fang
D824805 August 7, 2018 Karka
D826779 August 28, 2018 Benedini
20030217874 November 27, 2003 Schoenberg
20070042868 February 22, 2007 Fisher et al.
20080143292 June 19, 2008 Ward
20090095552 April 16, 2009 Gulas
20110144841 June 16, 2011 Ruben
20110183793 July 28, 2011 Chan
20120053804 March 1, 2012 Saida et al.
20120168242 July 5, 2012 Kulatunga
20120290160 November 15, 2012 Charles McVean
20130075176 March 28, 2013 Chan
20130081892 April 4, 2013 Kronfeld et al.
20140353055 December 4, 2014 Kronfeld et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
1614616 January 2006 EP
2001114184 April 2001 JP
2002255081 September 2002 JP
2010052236 May 2010 WO
2015191536 December 2015 WO
Other references
  • “Aero rider: Support Innovation”, [Online]. Retrieved from the Internet: <URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20121109070726/http://www.aerorider.com/index.html>,(Jan. 2, 2013), 1 pg.
  • “D & H Enterprises P/L Australia”, www.dhenterprises.com.au, [Online] retrieved from the internet: <http://www.dhenterprises.com.au/gallery.html>, (Jan. 2, 2013), 19 pgs.
  • “Humancar Inc.”, [Online] retrieved on the internet: www.humancar.com, domain record created Jun. 28, 1999 <http://wayback.archive.org and http://www.humancar.com/>, (Jan. 2, 2013).
  • “Twike: Home Page”, [Online] retrieved from the internet: <https://web.archive.org/web/20130406140434/http://www.twike.com/en/home/home.html>, (Jan. 2, 2013), 1 pg.
  • Blanco, Sebastian, “Auto Slog: HumanCar coming in April with a $15,000 price tag”, [Online]. Retrieved from the Internet: <URL:http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/30/humancar-coming-in-april-with-a-15-000-price-tag/>,(Jan. 30, 2008).
  • Rodrigo, DB, “ELF velomobile—a solar and pedal powered electric hybrid vehicle”, [Online]. Retrieved from the Internet: <URL:http://www.designboom.com/technology/elf-asolar-and-pedal-powered-electric-hybrid-vehicle-by-organic-transit/>, (Dec. 4, 2012).
  • Sutton, Mark, “JD Group creates ‘automatic’ e-bike”, [Online]. Retrieved from the Internet: <URL:http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/jd-group-creates-automatic-ebike/011471>, (Jul. 6, 2011).
  • “Series Hybrid Electric Bike Compared to Traditional E-Bikes”, Electric bike report, (Nov. 14, 2012), 1-19.
  • “Understanding Electric Bike Modes: Throttle vs. Pedal Assist (Pedelec) 1 Electric Bike Report 1 Electric Bike, Ebikes, Electric Bicycles, E Bike, Reviews”, Electric bike report, (May 8, 2013), 29 pgs.
Patent History
Patent number: D873710
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 27, 2017
Date of Patent: Jan 28, 2020
Inventor: Richard Kronfeld (Golden Valley, MN)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Application Number: 29/619,233
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Three-wheeled (D12/85)