Patents Assigned to Winter-X-Bike, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6626441
    Abstract: A bicycle ski link assembly 10 includes front and rear ski link brackets 20, 30, and left and right foot pegs 50, 52. Each of the two ski link brackets 20, 30 has an upper portion 22, 32 and a lower base portion 26, 36. The upper portion 22, 32 of each ski link bracket 20, 30 contains a transverse axle hole 24, 34. Further, the lower base portion 26, 36 of each ski link bracket 20, 30 contains a set of ski member holes 28, 38. The ski link brackets 20, 30 and the foot pegs 50, 52 attach to the frame 70 of a standard bicycle which includes a front wheel mount 72, a rear wheel mount 74, and a wheel cranks mount 76. In order to convert the standard bicycle into a snowbike 60, the front and rear wheels are removed from the front and rear wheel mounts 72, 74, and the wheel cranks are removed from the wheel cranks mount 76.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Winter-X-Bike, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew C. Hanson