Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Beck

Joseph J. Beck 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: 4735429
    Abstract: A sail assembly for attachment to a bicycle having a frame, a rear wheel and a seat mounted on the frame forwardly of the rear wheel. The sail assembly includes a fork for bridging the rear wheel to mount on the frame and extend upwardly therefrom rearwardly of the seat. A boom is carried on the upper end of the fork to be generally horizontal and to pivot in a horizontal plane. A mast is mounted on the boom to extend upwardly generally in line with the fork, and a sail is attached at a leading edge thereof to the mast and at a lower edge to the boom. The fork is pivotally attached to the frame to enable pivoting rearwardly if the mast strikes an object while riding the bicycle. A flexure device restores the fork and mast to the generally upright position after the force which caused pivoting of the mast is removed. A flexure device also allows the boom to pivot laterally, but then restores the boom to a position generally in line with the bicycle after the force which caused the pivoting is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Inventor: Joseph J. Beck