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, LS0B and LD01 Lugs.
Patent History
Patent number: D337974
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 1991
Date of Patent: Aug 3, 1993
Assignee: Schwinn Bicycle Company (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Marc Muller (Waterford, WI), Christopher Fiorini (Waterford, WI)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Melody Brown
Law Firm: McCaleb, Lucas & Brugman
Application Number: 7/763,052
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Frame Part (D12/117)