Recumbent bicycle frame

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a first embodiment of a recumbent bicycle frame showing my invention, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a side elevation view, showing a second embodiment of a recumbent bicycle frame of my invention, wherein an adjustable portion of the frame is shown in it's forward most position, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof, and the front and rear of the second embodiment being represented by FIG. 3 and FIG. 4.

FIG. 9 is a side elevation view of a recumbent bicycle frame showing a third embodiment of my invention, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view thereof; and

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a side elevation view, showing a fourth embodiment of a recumbent bicycle frame of my invention, wherein an adjustable portion of the frame is shown in it's forward most position, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof; and the front and rear of this embodiment are represented by FIG. 12 and FIG. 13.

FIG. 17 is a side elevation view of a recumbent bicycle frame shoving a fifth embodiment of my new design, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a front elevation view thereof; and

FIG. 21 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 22 is a side elevation view, showing a sixth embodiment of the recumbent bicycle frame of my invention, wherein an adjustable portion of the frame is shown in its's forward most position, the oppostie side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof; and the front and rear of this embodiment being represented by FIG. 20 and FIG. 21.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D301136 May 16, 1989 Brummer
D304319 October 31, 1989 Brummer
D327040 June 16, 1992 Brummer
D369574 May 7, 1996 Clarke
D420370 February 8, 2000 Spriggs et al.
5272928 December 28, 1993 Young
Other references
  • Brochure from Advanced Transportation Products, Inc., Model R40 (Sep. 1998). RCN (Recumbemt Bicycle News), Mar. 1997, Greenspeed GBR20/26 Tourer SWB. Photocopy of photograph of an old Vision model from 1992 to 1993.
Patent History
Patent number: D428830
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 12, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2000
Inventor: Timothy E. Brummer (Lompoc, CA)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP
Application Number: 0/96,450
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bicycle Or Frame (D12/111)
International Classification: 1211;