Patents by Inventor Benjamin POULLET

Benjamin POULLET 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: 9039027
    Abstract: A foldable bicycle comprises a frame having a rear portion supporting a rear wheel about a rear axis of rotation, a front portion supporting a front wheel about a front axis of rotation and a hinge system. The hinge system comprises a first part arranged on the rear portion and provided with a first plane surface, and a second part arranged on the front portion and provided with a second plane surface. Inside the first and second parts an actuator mechanism is arranged for actuating a stud that locks or unlocks said parts. The first plane surface and the second plane surface are disposed in a plane that is slightly inclined relative to a horizontal plane, said inclined plane being configured to facilitate pivoting of the front portion relative to the rear portion towards a folded position, in which the rear and front axes of rotation are in alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: DECATHLON
    Inventors: Tony Marais, Benjamin Poullet, Pierre-Louis Bassetti, Fabien Frohlicher
  • Publication number: 20120169027
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foldable bicycle including a frame that comprises a rear portion on which a rear wheel is arranged, a front portion, and a folding system configured to fold back said front portion against said rear portion. On either side of the bicycle, the rear portion has a tubular structure comprising at least one tube extending longitudinally and having a rear segment and a front segment, assembly means being arranged between said rear segments and the rear wheel, said front segments having a curved shape configured to come into contact with the ground or floor when the front portion is folded back against the rear portion, so that said two front segments and at least the rear wheel stabilize the rear portion of the bicycle in the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: DECATHLON
    Inventors: Benjamin POULLET, Pierre-Louis BASSETTI, Tony MARAIS
  • Publication number: 20120169029
    Abstract: A foldable bicycle comprises a frame having a rear portion supporting a rear wheel about a rear axis of rotation, a front portion supporting a front wheel about a front axis of rotation and a hinge system. The hinge system comprises a first part arranged on the rear portion and provided with a first plane surface, and a second part arranged on the front portion and provided with a second plane surface. Inside the first and second parts an actuator mechanism is arranged for actuating a stud that locks or unlocks said parts. The first plane surface and the second plane surface are disposed in a plane that is slightly inclined relative to a horizontal plane, said inclined plane being configured to facilitate pivoting of the front portion relative to the rear portion towards a folded position, in which the rear and front axes of rotation are in alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: DECATHLON
    Inventors: Tony MARAIS, Benjamin POULLET, Pierre-Louis BASSETTI, Fabien FROHLICHER