Attachments And Accessories Patents (Class 280/288.4)
  • Patent number: 11970243
    Abstract: An exercise measurement device comprises a housing for attaching to a frame of a bicycle, a generator, an annular rotational input member for rotationally driving the generator, the rotational input member being rotatably mounted on the housing and positioned around a crank axis line, a connecting member connecting the rotational input member to the crankshaft or the crank arm in a torque transmitting relationship, a sensor for detecting at least one of electric current of the generator, a rotational speed of the generator or the crank arm, a torque of the crank arm, a position of the crank arm, a strain in the crank arm, and a pressure on the pedal, a measurement computing unit for computing at least one of power and a pedaling force from an output of the sensor, and a display unit for displaying a computed value of the measurement computing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Namiki, Satoshi Honda, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11951380
    Abstract: Disclosed is a skateboard grinding device configured to install within a skateboard wheel for facilitating grinding of the skateboard on an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Bradley Macklin, Bradley William Macklin
  • Patent number: 11904966
    Abstract: An assembly for enabling continuous seat post function during extreme conditions is described and includes: a first valve at least partially, slidably disposed within a stationary piston and for controlling a first fluid pathway there through, wherein the first fluid pathway runs from a first portion and to a second portion of the oil chamber, wherein the stationary piston separates the oil chamber into the first portion and the second portion; and a second valve at least partially disposed within the stationary piston and disposed in series with the first valve and having a second fluid pathway disposed through the first valve and the second valve, being in parallel with the first fluid pathway, running from the first portion to the second portion of the oil chamber, and providing a bypass for oil to flow from the first portion to the second portion when the first fluid pathway is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Barna Madau, Jeremiah Docter
  • Patent number: 11845507
    Abstract: A motorcycle foot peg having forwardly and rearwardly leaning teeth is provided, the teeth for engaging more optimally the soles of footwear worn by a rider when the rider is angling his feet on the leading or trailing edge of the foot peg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Inventor: Charlie Hon
  • Patent number: 11787493
    Abstract: A bicycle lamp that is easy to disassemble and replace, wherein the bicycle lamp includes a top surface and a bottom surface; a detachable top surface base is arranged on the top surface, and a detachable bottom surface base is arranged under the bottom surface; the top surface base is configured to connect and fix bicycle equipment, and the bottom surface base is configured to connect and fix the bicycle lamp to an extension clip of a bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Shaokun Li
  • Patent number: 11745820
    Abstract: A foldable personal such as a tricycle which can be convertible into a stroller, is configured for accommodating a child therein and for preventing, when desired, the child from being able to steer the vehicle, vehicle having an operational state and a storage state, in which it can take an extremely compact form. The vehicle has a longitudinal axis lying in its vertical plane of symmetry and having a horizontal reference plane perpendicular to the plane of symmetry, and it takes its compact form in the storage state both in the direction along its longitudinal axis and in the directions perpendicular to this axis both along the plane of symmetry and perpendicular to the plane of symmetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Doona Holdings Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoav Shabtai Mazar, Maxim Holtzman
  • Patent number: 11724754
    Abstract: A fairing assembly for a vehicle and methods for mounting and removing portions of the fairing assembly are provided. The fairing assembly may be easily removed while a user is on the roadside. The fairing assembly may include a fairing, a lock, and a support coupled to a vehicle. The lock may be removably coupled to the support to allow for mounting and removal of the fairing when the lock is in an unlocked configuration. The support may include a plurality of mounting positions. The fairing and lock may be slid between mounting positions in the unlocked configuration. In a locked configuration, the lock may be engaged in a particular mounting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LUND, INC.
    Inventor: Brent Lorenz Rose
  • Patent number: 11541955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional lighting apparatus for a bicycle, which includes: a lighting apparatus ascending/descending support unit detachably mounted on a steering unit of a bicycle; an ascending/descending movement body part vertically movably located in the lighting apparatus ascending/descending support unit; and a main lighting lamp unit located in the ascending/descending movement body part and irradiating light, and as a result, a lighting lamp unit can be located at a position desired by a driver by adjusting a height of the lighting lamp unit, thereby enhancing both satisfaction and safety in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Tae-Young Kim, Dong-Choon Koo
  • Patent number: 11440609
    Abstract: A child vehicle includes a front frame having a handlebar with a steering tube and a front fork having a fork stem and a front wheel, a rear frame including a head tube and a rear wheel, and a sleeve assembly mounted to the front frame and engaging the rear frame to rotatably connect the front and rear frames in a tool-less manner. A method of tool-less assembly of a child vehicle includes inserting an end of the fork stem through the head tube, sliding an inner sleeve over the end of the fork stem and positively connecting the inner sleeve to the fork stem, sliding the outer sleeve over an end of the steering tube, connecting the steering tube to the fork stem, and connecting the outer sleeve to the inner sleeve. A child vehicle having a rear wheel connected to the vehicle in a tool-less manner and a method of achieving such a tool-less connection is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Huffy Corporation
    Inventor: Jason Jewell
  • Patent number: 11400990
    Abstract: A wire controller of a dropper seatpost includes a pneumatic elevation rod, an outer tube, a wire controller assembly and a C-ring. The pneumatic elevation rod includes an inner tube, an actuation rod and a collar. The outer tube has a first end with a collar fixer and a second end with an annular recess. The collar is fastened to the collar fixer. The wire controller assembly includes a blocking body with a blocking mount and a wiring base with a wire pulling lever. The blocking body is received in the second end. The actuation rod is blocked by the blocking mount. The C-ring is compressively received in the annular recess and abuts against the blocking body to make the wire controller assembly rotatably fixed and received in the second end of the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SCADA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong-Fu Chen
  • Patent number: 11332210
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a bicycle head. The bicycle head includes a head assembly and a control assembly. The head assembly includes a handlebar and a stem. The handlebar is mounted on the stem. The control assembly includes a casing, a first circuit board, an antenna and a battery. The casing is pivotably disposed at a portion where the handlebar is mounted on the stem. The first circuit board, the antenna and the battery are electrically connected to one and another, and at least one of the first circuit board, the antenna and the battery is located in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chia-Wen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11279440
    Abstract: A drive apparatus for an electric bicycle with an electric motor, an energy storage unit for supplying the electric motor with electrical energy, and a carrier at which the energy storage unit is releasably held, wherein a first plug connector is provided at the energy storage unit and a second plug connector is provided at the carrier which plug connector is connected to the first plug connector to connect the energy storage unit to the electric motor. The first plug connector is mounted in a pivotable manner at the carrier about a first pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Berlin
    Inventors: Michael Bock, Markus Heinz
  • Patent number: 11242052
    Abstract: An object detection system for a saddle-type vehicle is provided. The system comprises an object detection unit configured to detect an object, wherein the object detection unit is provided on a handlebar which is rotatable to a body of the vehicle; an inclination detection unit configured to detect an inclination of a saddle-type vehicle; a steering angle detection unit configured to detect a steering angle of the handlebar to the body; and a position specification unit configure to specify a position of the object detected by the object detection unit, and correcting the position so that the inclination detected by the inclination detection unit is upright and the steering angle of the handlebar detected by the steering angle detection unit is directed straight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kihoko Kaita, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hiroshi Maeda, Masashi Hagimoto
  • Patent number: 11066118
    Abstract: A bicycle seatpost system is basically provided with a height adjustable seatpost and an electronic controller. The height adjustable seatpost includes an electric actuator. The electronic controller is configured to control the electric actuator to change a height of the height adjustable seatpost in accordance with detected information about a change of orientation of a bicycle relative to a ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Katsuki, Yasuhiro Tsuchizawa, Kenji Kamada, Tomohiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 11046382
    Abstract: A footrest mount adapter includes a planar body with an upper portion and a lower portion extending at an angle relative to the upper portion. A mounting flange extends from a rear surface of the upper portion of the body for connecting the adapter to a pivot bracket on a motorcycle. The lower portion includes a footrest mount on a front surface for mounting a footrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: CIRO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Darron B. May
  • Patent number: 10814833
    Abstract: An anti-theft license plate display and secure storage device may be provided by a lockable security vault with a first sensor sensing the presence of a vehicle access component within the vault while a communication interface is operable to transmit vault location and locked status signals along with a vehicle access component presence status signal and receive at least an authenticated unlocking command to unlock the vault allowing a user to retrieve the vehicle access component when stored therein with a beacon also periodically or continuously announcing the vehicle access component presence status outside the vault for receipt by a mobile communication device passing by within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventors: James Goetzinger, Russell Allen, Michael Koclanes, William Brown, Jr., Jason Howe
  • Patent number: 10661849
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adjustable motorcycle backrest assembly that allows adjustment of the height and tilt of a backrest. The assembly includes a mounting bracket configured to conform to and fit between the driver's seat and the front edge of a passenger's seat. The height and tilt adjustable portion of the assembly slides into the mounting bracket and includes the means to slide the adjustable assembly upward and downward. A hinged clamp positioned at the top of the sliding assembly along with a tilting bracket provide the mechanism to adjust the tilt of the backrest. Loosening and tightening of a single bolt allows adjustment of both the height and tilt of the motorcycle backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: Billy Huu Le
  • Patent number: 10485718
    Abstract: The specification relates to a mobile exerciser. The mobile exerciser can include a mobile exerciser frame; a foot rest assembly attached to the mobile exerciser frame having a working position and a stored position; and a pedal assembly attached to the mobile exerciser frame having a working position and a stored position. The mobile exerciser can be converted from a push mode to a pedal mode by moving the foot rest assembly into a stored position and the pedal assembly into a working position and the mobile exerciser can be converted from a pedal mode to a push mode by moving the foot rest assembly into a working position and the pedal assembly into a stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventors: Asher B. Provda, Alexander S. Provda, Randall Scott Hinden
  • Patent number: 10246159
    Abstract: In a motorcycle including grips provided at lateral ends of a steering handlebar to be grasped by an occupant, and a brake lever and a clutch lever provided forward of the steering handlebar, lever guards are provided at the lateral ends of the steering handlebar and extend forward to protect the brake lever and the clutch lever. Mirror bodies are attached to front portions of the lever guards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dai Harada, Hiroaki Tsukui
  • Patent number: 9862447
    Abstract: A tricycle may be operable between a first mode of operation steerable by a tricycle rider, and a second mode of operation steerable by an individual pushing the tricycle. A rider handle, in the first mode, may be configured to be rotationally coupled with the stem in a manner permitting a tricycle rider to exert forces on the rider handle and thereby turn the fork, and the rider handle in the second mode, being configured to be rotationally uncoupled from the stem, preventing forces on the rider handle from turning the fork. At least one rotation restrictor may be included for preventing the front wheel from turning to a position where the front wheel axis leads the fork axis, and for maintaining the front wheel axis in a position trailing the fork axis both when the tricycle is propelled by a tricycle rider in the first mode and when the tricycle is pushed from behind in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SMART TRIKE MNF PTE LTD
    Inventor: Yoram Baron
  • Patent number: 9782083
    Abstract: A method includes determining that a portable apparatus is in an exercise mode; obtaining, by the portable apparatus when in the exercise mode, real-time exercise data of a user of the portable apparatus acquired using a sensor set having one or more sensors, and reference data related to the exercise mode; observing, when in the exercise mode, the real-time exercise data, and detecting, during the observing based on comparison of the real-time exercise data with the reference data, that at least one value of the exercise data is uncharacteristic to the exercise mode; and determining, when in the exercise mode, whether the detection of the at least one uncharacteristic value is related to an unpredicted incident, and as a response to the determining that the detection of the at least one uncharacteristic value is related to the unpredicted incident, causing an output of an emergency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OY
    Inventor: Mika Erkkila
  • Patent number: 9688343
    Abstract: A tubular handlebar includes an internal peripheral surface and a stem head with a mounting system for a mobile device. The tubular handlebar includes a open end, a closed end, at least one speaker unit embedded into at least one through hole of the internal peripheral surface, and a bass reflex system to enhance the acoustic characteristics of the sound generated by the at least one speaker unit. The tubular handlebar has a sound box affixed to the internal peripheral surface of the tubular handlebar and housing a rear part of the at least one speaker unit. The bass reflex system includes a bass reflex duct connecting the sound box with the first end. The mounting system further includes a first connector to electrically connect the mobile device to a second connector. The second connector can be detached or reattached to the at least one speaker unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin Takanashi, Yuji Matsumoto, Shimpei Hirano
  • Patent number: 9663168
    Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame; a main seat on which a rider is seated; a sub-seat on which a passenger is seated, the sub-seat being separate from the main seat and placed behind the main seat; a bracket which is separate from the main seat and to which the sub-seat is mountable; and a first fastening member which fastens the bracket to the vehicle body frame such that the bracket is detachable from the vehicle body frame, wherein the main seat includes a stay protruding rearward, and wherein the stay and the bracket are fastened together to the vehicle body frame by use of the first fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Patent number: 9556958
    Abstract: A shift-drum speed change mechanism includes a first drum spring biasing a first drum toward a first side in an axial direction, which is a side on which a first slider comes into contact with a first speed change member, a first fork spring biasing a first shift fork toward a second side in the axial direction, which is a side opposite to the first side in the axial direction, with a weaker biasing force than the first drum spring, and a first stopper member for the first drum, defining an end of movement of the first drum toward the first side in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Tsukamoto, Shuji Nishimoto, Daisuke Murashima
  • Patent number: 9545974
    Abstract: A sail system for a velocipede uses a swinging gate that pivots between a closed position, flush against the velocipede and an open position for sailing. A spring cord pulls the gate toward the open position while a control cord pulls the gate toward the closed position. A slide slidably disposed on a top tube controls positioning of the control cord and locks this cord in a particular position. A shield is also attached to the velocipede.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Inventor: Frank Emanueli D'Angelo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9469361
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a step operating mechanism that changes the position of pillion steps (passenger steps), and an electronic control unit carries out step inclining control to change the position of the pillion steps, so that footrest surfaces of the pillion steps may each become an inclined surface, in which the steps are pivotally raised such that a portion of the passenger step situated at the vehicle body outside is raised toward the vehicle body upper side relative to a portion of the passenger step situated at the vehicle body inside, in response to at least one of an acceleration operation, a deceleration operation, and a turn operation of the motorcycle. Such arrangement provides a vehicle that can induce an occupant to take a riding posture suitable for the traveling status of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yotaro Mori, Akira Kashiwagi, Naoto Yamagishi, Satoru Nojima, Jun Tanaka, Yasushi Miyagi, Akito Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 9302725
    Abstract: A locking rack solves the problem of not being able to securely carry and store items on a bicycle. The system allows for a luggage rack, rack-top bag, and panniers to all be locked together through the use of mounting clips, security rails, and security hooks, a traditional security cable, and a single lock integrated into the rack. The bags, panniers, and luggage racks according to the invention may be attached to the front and/or rear of a bicycle and may be used with any other bags, panniers, or luggage racks; however, the security advantages of the present invention may only be realized fully by using the complete system of the present invention described including bags, panniers, and luggage racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Bell Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony M. Ton, Robin Samson
  • Patent number: 9284004
    Abstract: A seat support structure for a saddle-riding vehicle having a rider's seat and a pillion seat separate from and disposed posterior to the rider's seat includes a bracket disposed on the rider's seat which is fixed to a vehicle body, the bracket providing a coupling between the rider's seat and the pillion seat, wherein the bracket is detachably inserted in a front portion of the pillion seat when the pillion seat is mounted to the vehicle body, and the pillion seat has a rear portion removably secured to the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inoue, Mitsuya Kawamura, Mizuki Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 9288570
    Abstract: A portable system for enhancing communication between users in proximity to each other while listening to a common audio source includes headsets with an electroacoustic transducer for providing sound to a respective user's ear, and a voice microphone for detecting sound of the respective user's voice and providing a microphone input signal, and an electronic device integral to the first headset and in communication with the second headset. The electronic device generates a side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, generates a voice output signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, receives a content input signal, combines the side-tone signal with the content input signal and a far-end voice signal associated with the second headset to generate a combined output signal, and provides the combined output signal to the first headset for output by the first headset's transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Drew Stone Briggs, Tristan Edward Taylor
  • Patent number: 9266408
    Abstract: A system for mounting a windshield to a small vehicle such as an all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”), a utility-terrain vehicle (“UTV”), or a snowmobile comprising a pair of receiving members configured to be mounted to, or integrated with, the vehicle and a corresponding pair of mounting members mounted to, or integrated with, the windshield panel or panel assembly. The receiving member may be integrated to the lighting pod of the vehicle. The mounting members of the system are configured to be respectively releasably received into the receiving members. Each receiving member comprises a receiving cavity and at least one locking opening, and each mounting member comprises at least one resilient locking arm configured to releasably engage the at least one locking opening such that the mounting members can respectively engage the receiving members in a releasable locking engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Soucy International Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Pellerin, Guillaume Provencher, Denis Archambault, Vincent Morin
  • Patent number: 9186691
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a bicycle misting system or apparatus. Example embodiments include a manual (e.g., trigger-activated) or automated (e.g., valve-activated) system that is self-contained, small, and light-weight. Various embodiments improve safety, allow convenient interchangeability of the fluid reservoir, and enable easy installation on a bicycle with or without a mounting system on the bicycle itself. Embodiments also allow the rider to select a variety of spray types, stream, spray, or mist depending on the intended use or amount of fluid desired for each release. The various embodiments provide for an improved cooling fluid delivery system of design simplicity, ease of use, and interchangeability that allows a cyclist an evaporative cooling concept safely, efficiently and conveniently, while riding in conditions of elevated or extreme temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Spruzza LLC
    Inventors: David Carrozza, Cameron Carrozza
  • Patent number: 9143061
    Abstract: A bicycle power generation device includes a seat tube unit to which a power generation unit is connected. Two rails are clamped between a press plate and a top plate. The top plate has a pressing face in which a recess is defined. A bottom plate has a contact face located corresponding to the pressing face. A protrusion protrudes from the contact face and is located corresponding to the recess. The power generation unit has at least one power generation plate and an output member. The at least one power generation plate is located on the contact face of the bottom plate and electrically connected to the output member. The vibration from the seat activates at least one power generation plate to generate electric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 9073404
    Abstract: An engine heat transfer system for a snowmobile in which heated air at generated by an engine inside the snowmobile's engine compartment and delivered to a hole formed in the dashboard and re-directed to a desired area rearward of the dashboard towards the driver. A bracket is positioned over the hole in the dashboard that contains openings that re-directs the heated air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Anderson
  • Patent number: 9051016
    Abstract: A bicycle riding training handle is provided that is operably attachable to the post of a bicycle seat without removing the same. The assembly utilizes a quick connect cam locking means that secures around the outer portion of the seat post, wherefrom the elongated handle curves upward and backward toward a standing user. The attachment end of the handle affixes to the seat post of the bicycle and the gripping end is held by a standing user for balance support and for controlling the speed of the bicycle. Optionally extending from the attachment end of the handle is a secondary frame attachment member, which pivotably attaches to the bicycle frame in front of or behind the seat post to prevent rotation of the handle during use. Finally, the elongated handle is provided in a telescoping design to allow the handle position to be adjusted for standing users of different size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventor: Brad Boger
  • Patent number: 9016167
    Abstract: Integrated hand and controls protection system for vehicles utilizing handlebars for steering, consisting of; hand/controls guards (guards), integral/stowable mirror assembly, damper mount, display guard and integral electrical accessory mounting provisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Degarate, Paul Davidovich, Rodney A. Brenneman
  • Patent number: 9010792
    Abstract: A bicycle including a wheel that has an axle with a first end and a second end, a motor coupled to the axle, and a frame supported by the wheel. The frame includes a first dropout and a second dropout, and the first dropout defines a recess. The bicycle also includes a torque element that is secured to the first end of the axle and that is shaped to fit within the recess of the first dropout to inhibit rotation of the axle relative to the frame in response to torque from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Talavasek, Amber R. Lucas, Robert F. Meyer
  • Patent number: 8991847
    Abstract: A quick release structure for a bicycle includes a locking rod fixed securely, wherein the locking rod has a polygonal groove formed therein. The driving post of the locking rod includes a polygonal head. As desiring to lock the locking rod on the bicycle frame or to unlock the locking rod from the bicycle frame, the polygonal head of the driving post retains with the polygonal groove of the locking rod so as to rotate the locking rod. When the locking rod is rotated tightly, the polygonal head of the driving post removes from the polygonal groove so that the locking rod cannot be rotated, and the driving post of the locking rod does not drive the locking rod to rotate loosely after vibration, thereby obtaining positioning safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventor: Yu-Chen Liu
  • Patent number: 8979111
    Abstract: A bicycle on-board device having a body that includes a containment space and is sized for insertion into a tube of a bicycle frame. The device has fastener locations that are located to match fastener locations on the bicycle frame for attaching cycling items, such as a bottle cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Campagnolo S.r.l.
    Inventor: Massimo Dal Pozzo
  • Patent number: 8931795
    Abstract: A quick release attachment for a bicycle includes an attachment device, a bracket and a quick release assembly. The attachment device has a main connecting body. The main connecting body has a retaining groove. The bracket has a sub connecting body. The bracket has a connecting portion defined at one lateral side thereof. The connecting portion has an opening defined therethrough. The quick release assembly has a quick release member and an abutting block. The quick release member is assembled with the connecting portion and defines a tightening position and a releasing position. The abutting block is received in the opening of the bracket. When the pivot portion is on the tightening position, the abutting block is engaged with the retaining groove of the main connecting body so that the attachment device is secured to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Tien Hsin Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Black Gu
  • Publication number: 20140367941
    Abstract: A cycling vehicle (10) comprising a frame (12) and a drive wheel (14) connected to the frame (12) by a suspension (18). The suspension (18) comprises a strut (18) extending from the frame (12) to a central axis of the drive wheel (14). The strut (18) is a counterlevered from the frame (12) and is arranged set so as to be dynamically variable in length in order to provide suspension travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Ulrich Bez
  • Patent number: 8899606
    Abstract: A bicycle frame with removable dropouts includes a bicycle frame having a left seat stay and a left chain stay joined at a left junction, and a right seat stay and a right chain stay joined at a right junction. A left dropout is removably connected to the bicycle frame at the left junction, the left dropout including a body defining an opening for receiving a rear wheel. A right dropout is removably connected to the bicycle frame at the right junction, the right dropout including a body defining an opening for receiving the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventor: Chris Cocalis
  • Patent number: 8888118
    Abstract: An oxygen, or other type of, bottle holder is attached to a medical device and includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion includes a cylindrical recess into which the bottom of the bottle is inserted. The upper portion includes a clamp that may include either a movable arm or movable fingers. The movable fingers pivot about a common pivot axis and are retractable into, and extendable out of, a housing. The movable arm includes different sections with different levels of curvature. A trigger may be included that automatically opens the clamp upon the insertion of the bottle therein, as well as automatic closing of the clamp thereafter, thereby relieving the user from having to manually manipulate the clamp for it to secure the upper end of the bottle. The device may be wheeled chair, cot, stretcher, bed, or other device that holds an oxygen bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Anish Paul, William D. Childs, Steven L. Birman
  • Patent number: 8882130
    Abstract: A bicycle drive assembly includes a rear hub and a cover. The rear hub includes a rear hub axle, a hub shell, a first rear sprocket and a disc brake rotor. The hub shell is rotatably mounted on the rear hub axle. The first rear sprocket is rotatably mounted on a first side of the rear hub axle. The disc brake rotor is rotatably mounted on the first side of the rear hub axle. The cover is disposed around the rear hub axle and axially between the first rear sprocket and the disc brake rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Nobukatsu Hara, Michihiro Kodama
  • Patent number: 8882128
    Abstract: Stay members to which various parts are to be attached are provided at a rear portion of a motorcycle, and stay supporting portions that support the stay members are provided on a vehicle body frame. The various parts include side bag supporting members and a carrier member. The side bag supporting members and the carrier member are fastened together to the stay members by a plurality of fastening members, and the stay members to which the side bag supporting members and the carrier member are fastened together are fastened to the stay supporting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoji Komatsu, Shinichi Karube, Shin Yokoyama, Kaori Inada, Tomoki Fusano, Takaaki Kasai
  • Patent number: 8864161
    Abstract: A tricycle may be operable between a first mode of operation steerable by a tricycle rider, and a second mode of operation steerable by an individual pushing the tricycle. A rider handle, in the first mode, may be configured to be rotationally coupled with the stem in a manner permitting a tricycle rider to exert forces on the rider handle and thereby turn the fork, and the rider handle in the second mode, being configured to be rotationally uncoupled from the stem, preventing forces on the rider handle from turning the fork. At least one rotation restrictor may be included for preventing the frost wheel from turning to a position where the front wheel axis leads the fork axis, and for maintaining the front wheel axis in a position trailing the fork axis both when the tricycle is propelled by a tricycle rider in the first mode and when the tricycle is pushed from behind in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Smart Trike MNF Pte Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoram Baron
  • Patent number: 8857084
    Abstract: Mobile advertising displays configured to mount to a bicycle having a frame and a wheel, the mobile advertising displays including a mounting mechanism configured to mount to the frame of the bicycle proximate the wheel, a brace coupled to the mounting mechanism, and a display retained on the brace. In some examples, the mobile advertising display is bilaterally mounted to the frame of the bicycle and includes identifying information. In some further examples, the mobile advertising display includes a stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Gary Courter
  • Publication number: 20140252746
    Abstract: A bicycle comprising front and rear wheels, a bicycle frame and front fork supported on the front and rear wheel, a handlebar coupled to the front fork, and a component mounting assembly. The component mounting assembly includes a base coupled to the handlebar, a first component (e.g., an electronic display) supported by the base, and a second component (e.g., a gear shift lever) supported by the base. The base can comprise a clamp member of a brake lever assembly, and a position of the base can be rotationally adjustable relative to the handlebar. In one embodiment, the base includes a curved mounting surface (e.g., a cylindrical surface) that supports the second component and facilitates adjustment of a position of the second component relative to the base. The base can further include an elongated opening through which a fastener is positioned to secure the second component to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jan Talavasek, Holger Krauss
  • Patent number: 8825322
    Abstract: A bicycle component controlling includes at least a first sensor and a controller. The first sensor detects a first operating condition, whether a rider is sitting on a bicycle seat. A second sensor is provided that detects a second operating condition. The sensors output signals indicative of the respective operating conditions. The controller is operatively connected to at least the first sensor and possibly the second sensor. The controller is configured to generate a component control command to control a bicycle component based on at least the first signal and the possibly the second signal. The bicycle component is a component other than an automatic transmission and a suspension when the second sensor is not provided. If the second sensor is provided, a suspension and automatic transmission is controlled, or components other than an automatic transmission and a suspension is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Ikemoto, Tadashi Ichida, Nobukatsu Hara, Toyoto Shirai
  • Publication number: 20140239612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sound generation for amusement purposes, and more particularly to sound generation devices for use with vehicles having wheels with spokes such as bicycles and tricycles. Embodiments of the invention include a base having a slot extending from one end part way down one side for receiving a sound generating card, the upper end of said slot being open to receive the card, and the lower end being closed to prevent the card from sliding out, the slot having an enlarged internal longitudinal area corresponding to a similar area on the card to prevent the card from being pulled through the slot as it makes sound through contact with the spokes of a wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph Middioine, Jacob Van Meter
  • Patent number: 8814063
    Abstract: A new and useful system, method and components are provided, for hydrating and cooling a cyclist, in a manner that is efficient and effective, and in a manner that minimizes disruption of the cyclists attention to his/her riding. The components and system include a liquid container connected to a portion of a cycle and hydrating and actuating components that use the liquid (preferably water) in the liquid container. The liquid container has a body of liquid and the hydrating and actuating components include a drinking straw extending into the body of liquid, a spray device having a tube extending into the container with a spray head located outside the container, and an actuator mechanism comprising a pumping component in fluid communication with the liquid in the container and a hand actuated trigger mechanism located to be accessible to the hand of a cyclist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventor: Luis A. Millan