Patents by Inventor T. Gregory Blake

T. Gregory Blake 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: 6708998
    Abstract: In a wheeled cycle, including a bicycle, having an opposing pair of cranks with pedals for engagement by the feet of a rider for manual propulsion, a tool-free pedal-to-crank mounting assembly and method is provided for mounting the pedal to the crank with an insertion motion requiring no tools. Disassembly desirably requires a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Pacific Cycle LLC
    Inventor: T. Gregory Blake
  • Patent number: 6709000
    Abstract: In a bicycle having a frame supporting a rear wheel axle, a tool-free trainingwheel-to-frame mounting assembly and method is provided for mounting a trainingwheel to the frame with an insertion motion requiring no tools. Disassembly desirably requires a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Pacific Cycle LLC
    Inventor: T. Gregory Blake
  • Patent number: 6698781
    Abstract: In a wheeled cycle, including a bicycle, having a headtube supporting a front handlebar stem and front wheel fork yoke, a tool-free stem-to-yoke mounting assembly and method is provided for mounting the front handlebar stem to the front wheel fork yoke in mating relation rotationally supported in the headtube, the tool-free stem-to-yoke mounting assembly mounting the stem to the yoke within the headtube with an insertion motion requiring no tools. Disassembly desirably requires a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Pacific Cycle LLC
    Inventor: T. Gregory Blake
  • Patent number: 6685207
    Abstract: In a tricycle having a longitudinally extending frame supporting a front wheel, a pair of laterally spaced rear wheels, and a seat for a rider, a protective footwell is removably mounted to the tricycle and supports the feet of the rider in stroller mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Pacific Cycle LLC
    Inventor: T. Gregory Blake
  • Patent number: 6685206
    Abstract: In cycles, including tricycles, having a longitudinally extending frame supporting a front wheel and a subframe including a rear axle supporting a pair of laterally spaced rear wheels, and supporting a seat for a rider, and having a headtube comprising a tubular member extending axially along a steering axis, a front handlebar stem comprising a tubular member extending axially downwardly into the headtube, and a front wheel fork yoke comprising a tubular member extending axially upwardly into the headtube, simplified quick tool-free mounting assemblies are provided, including a tool-free frame-to-subframe mounting assembly mounting the frame to the subframe with an insertion motion requiring no tools, a tool-free seat-to-frame mounting assembly removably and adjustably mounting the seat to the frame with an insertion motion along the direction of travel of the cycle and requiring no tools, and a tool-free stem-to-yoke mounting assembly mounting the stem to the yoke with an insertion motion requiring no tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Pacific Cycle LLC
    Inventor: T. Gregory Blake