Lug for a bicycle frame for connecting seat tube to top tube

- Schwinn Bicycle Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lug for a bicycle frame for connecting seat tube to top tube showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, Jan. 1990, p. 64, The LT01, LS02B and LD01 Lugs.
Patent History
Patent number: D331378
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 1991
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 1992
Assignee: Schwinn Bicycle Company (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Marc Muller (Waterford, WI), Christopher Fiorini (Waterford, WI), Mark Norris (West Vancouver), Clifford Mueller (Palatine, IL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Melody Brown
Law Firm: McCaleb, Lucas & Brugman
Application Number: 7/760,253
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Frame Part (D12/117)