Bicycle frame

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle frame showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the bicycle frame taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 6 illustrating the teardrop shape of the top tube;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the bicycle frame taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 6 illustrating the teardrop shape of the down tube;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the bicycle frame taken along line 10--10 of FIG. 6 illustrating the increased rounding out of the teardrop shape of the down tube adjacent to its ends;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the bicycle frame taken along line 11--11 of FIG. 6 further illustrating the increased rounding out of the teardrop shape of the down tube adjacent to its ends;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the bicycle frame taken along line 12--12 of FIG. 7 illustrating the round shape of the central portion of the seat tube;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the bicycle frame taken along line 13--13 of FIG. 7 illustrating the increased ellipticity of the seat tube adjacent to its ends; and,

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the bicycle frame taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 7 further illustrating the increased ellipticity of the seat tube adjacent to its ends.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4621827 November 11, 1986 Klein
4813591 March 21, 1989 Mueller et al.
Other references
  • American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, Aug. 1991, p. 12, the MTB bicycle frame No. FE-6005.
Patent History
Patent number: D343598
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 1991
Date of Patent: Jan 25, 1994
Assignee: Barracuda Bicycle Company (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: David R. Southwell (Grand Rapids, MI), Jonathan M. Wege (Grand Rapids, MI)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Melody Brown
Law Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 7/803,379
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bicycle Or Frame (D12/111)