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  • Bicycle service rack
    Patent number: 9498880
    Abstract: An example bicycle service rack includes: a main body extending vertically from a single base; a bicycle mount coupled to the main body, the bicycle mount being configured to hold a bicycle; at least one cable coupled to the main body, the at least one cable being coupled to a bicycle tool; and an air pump coupled to the main body, the air pump being configured to pump air into a tire of the bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Inventors: Rolf W. Scholtz, Joel Greenblatt
  • Bicycle Service Rack
    Publication number: 20130219705
    Abstract: An example bicycle service rack includes: a main body extending vertically from a single base; a bicycle mount coupled to the main body, the bicycle mount being configured to hold a bicycle; at least one cable coupled to the main body, the at least one cable being coupled to a bicycle tool; and an air pump coupled to the main body, the air pump being configured to pump air into a tire of the bicycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Rolf W. Scholtz, Joel Greenblatt
  • Bicycle suspension system
    Patent number: 7988173
    Abstract: A bicycle suspension system of the present invention generally includes a bicycle suspension and a hydraulic control assembly. The hydraulic control assembly includes a fluid pump, a fluid responder and a fluid path. The fluid pump is mountable to a bicycle handlebar. The fluid responder is mountable to the bicycle suspension. The fluid path links the fluid pump and the fluid responder. The fluid responder is operatively connected to the bicycle suspension to operate the bicycle suspension between first and second suspension settings in response to fluid displacement between the fluid pump and the fluid responder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Morris
  • Shock absorbing bicycle with pressurized air supply system
    Patent number: 6189905
    Abstract: A pressurized air supply system for providing pressurized air to an air powered derailleur of a bicycle having a bicycle frame. The system comprises an air pumping mechanism attached to the bicycle frame and adapted to supply pressurized air when actuated. Fluidly connected to the pumping mechanism and to the derailleur is a pressure reservoir of the system. The pumping mechanism is attached to the bicycle frame such that the passage of the bicycle over uneven terrain facilitates the actuation of the pumping mechanism and resultant charging of the pressure reservoir with pressurized air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: GT Bicycles, Inc.
    Inventor: Forrest Yelverton
  • Bicycle Suspension System
    Publication number: 20100059964
    Abstract: A bicycle suspension system of the present invention generally includes a bicycle suspension and a hydraulic control assembly. The hydraulic control assembly includes a fluid pump, a fluid responder and a fluid path. The fluid pump is mountable to a bicycle handlebar. The fluid responder is mountable to the bicycle suspension. The fluid path links the fluid pump and the fluid responder. The fluid responder is operatively connected to the bicycle suspension to operate the bicycle suspension between first and second suspension settings in response to fluid displacement between the fluid pump and the fluid responder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: SRAM Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew Morris
  • Dual function bicycle air hand pump
    Publication number: 20160090972
    Abstract: The dual function bicycle air hand pump has functions of bicycle air pump and exerciser. The piston of the dual function bicycle air hand pump has installed a piston which has an off-center threaded canal, which can be closed either by a one-way valve threaded tube and or by a bolt. By simply exchanging the one-way valve threaded tube with a bolt and vice versa, the dual function bicycle air hand pump can be used as a bicycle air pump or an exerciser. When one-way valve threaded tube is used to close the off-center threaded canal of the piston the dual function bicycle air hand pump can be used as an air pump to pump air into a bicycle tire. When a bolt is used to close the off-center threaded canal the dual function bicycle air hand pump can be used as an exerciser for the training of muscles. It is very easy to exchange the one-way valve threaded tube with a bolt and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Kun Yuan Tong
  • BICYCLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140300073
    Abstract: A bicycle suspension system of the invention generally includes at least two bicycle suspensions and a hydraulic control assembly. The hydraulic control assembly includes a pair of fluid pumps, and a fluid responder and a fluid path for each of the bicycle suspensions. The fluid pumps are mountable to a bicycle handlebar and form part of the hydraulic control assembly. A fluid responder is mountable each of the bicycle suspensions. The fluid paths link the fluid pump to a respective fluid responder. Each fluid responder is operatively connected to one of the bicycle suspensions to operate the bicycle suspension system between first and second suspension settings in response to fluid displacement between each fluid pump and each of the fluid responders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Neeley
  • Bicycle suspension system
    Patent number: 8998231
    Abstract: A bicycle suspension system of the invention generally includes at least two bicycle suspensions and a hydraulic control assembly. The hydraulic control assembly includes a pair of fluid pumps, and a fluid responder and a fluid path for each of the bicycle suspensions. The fluid pumps are mountable to a bicycle handlebar and form part of the hydraulic control assembly. A fluid responder is mountable each of the bicycle suspensions. The fluid paths link the fluid pump to a respective fluid responder. Each fluid responder is operatively connected to one of the bicycle suspensions to operate the bicycle suspension system between first and second suspension settings in response to fluid displacement between each fluid pump and each of the fluid responders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Neeley
  • Air pump for bicycles
    Patent number: 5890725
    Abstract: An air pump assembly for a bicycle includes pump components contained within a tubular frame member of the bicycle. A handle extends through a slot in the bicycle frame for access to an operator, although a motor or solenoid contained in the bicycle frame could also be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Inventor: Neil L. Wood
  • Bicycle pump and tire repair apparatus
    Patent number: 5715554
    Abstract: A bicycle pump and tire repair apparatus incorporating into a single unit an air pump for inflating a bicycle tire, a tire lever for removing a tire from a bicycle rim, a spoke wrench for repairing and adjusting the spokes of a rim, and a compartment for storing a patch for repairing a punctured bicycle tire is disclosed. The air pump is compactly designed for carrying on a bicycle. A thumblock on the head of the pump performs a dual function of locking the nozzle of the pump onto the valve of a tire being inflated, and it functions as a tire removal lever. A cap on the head of the pump has a knurled surface for abrading an inner tube to prepare it for application of a patch. A slot in the pump handle holds a second tire lever, and a compartment in the end cap of the handle stores a self-adhesive patch for repairing a punctured tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Downs, Gene P. Stienecker, Stephen J. Baumann
  • Bicycle pump bracket
    Patent number: 5011055
    Abstract: A bracket for securely attaching a bicycle pump to a tubular frame member of a bicycle comprises a base having a surface curved to fit partly around a tubular frame member and a plurality of ties extending through holes in the base for securing the base to the bicycle frame member. Hooks formed of resilient, U-shaped circularly bent strips are fixed to and extend laterally in opposite directions from sides of the base so that a bicycle pump may be placed between the hooks and twisted to snap the pump body into both of the resilient hooks, which then securely press the pump body against the bracket base and resiliently hold the pump in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Inventor: John J. Neugent
  • Portable bicycle pump having collapsible handle and footstand
    Patent number: 5347913
    Abstract: A bicycle pump which has a pivoting footpeg on which the user may stand to secure the pump against the ground. The pump has a pivoting handle which includes a spring which forces apart the base and handle of the pump so that the pump can be secured in tension on a bicycle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Inventor: David E. Stepner
  • Hydraulically driven bicycle
    Patent number: 4688815
    Abstract: A hydraulically driven bicycle frame with two axle members coupled to the bicycle frame and front and rear wheels mounted on such axles for rotation about the axis of the respective axle and a pair of pedals mounted on a pedal drive shaft coupled to the bicycle frame for rotation for applying manual power for operating the hydraulic system of the bicycle. The hydraulically driven bicycle has a hydraulic pump mechanism and a hydraulic drive mechanism. The hydraulic pump mechanism is operated by rotational movement of the pedal drive shaft. The hydraulic pump mechanism includes a pump housing having two sectional pump housing members that form a pump chamber between them. The two sectional pump housing members are capable of relative movement with respect to each other so that the pump chamber is capable of being varied in size for varying the flow of fluid through the pump mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Lectrolarm Custom Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: William V. Smith
  • Bicycle air pump structure
    Patent number: 6227810
    Abstract: A bicycle air pump includes a cylinder adapted to be secured to the bicycle frame having a cylinder bore within which a piston reciprocates, a crank shaft rotatably supported on the cylinder and drivingly coupled to the piston by means of a connecting rod and a driving mechanism for coupling the crank shaft to the bicycle chain to be driven thereby so that when the bicycle pedals are actuated to drive the bicycle chain, the bicycle chain forces the crank shaft to rotate and thus making the piston reciprocate within the cylinder bore to pump air through an outlet of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventors: Ying-Che Huang, Chun-Ming Huang
  • WATER AMUSEMENT AND HYDRATION BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20150377225
    Abstract: A water amusement and hydration bicycle can include a bicycle frame and a container to contain water carried by the bicycle frame, the container having an outlet port and a multipurpose port. The bicycle can also include an amusement nozzle removably coupled to the outlet port. The bicycle can further include a drinking nozzle removably coupleable to the multipurpose port. The bicycle can still further include a water pump carried by the bicycle frame and operable to pump the water from the container through the outlet port for delivery to the amusement nozzle. In addition, the bicycle can include a gas pump operable to pressurize gas in the container to move the water from the container through the multipurpose port for delivery to the drinking nozzle when the drinking nozzle is coupled to the multipurpose port. The multipurpose port can be coupleable to a water source to provide water to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Calvin Osborn
  • Water amusement and hydration bicycle
    Patent number: 9657727
    Abstract: A water amusement and hydration bicycle can include a bicycle frame and a container to contain water carried by the bicycle frame, the container having an outlet port and a multipurpose port. The bicycle can also include an amusement nozzle removably coupled to the outlet port. The bicycle can further include a drinking nozzle removably coupleable to the multipurpose port. The bicycle can still further include a water pump carried by the bicycle frame and operable to pump the water from the container through the outlet port for delivery to the amusement nozzle. In addition, the bicycle can include a gas pump operable to pressurize gas in the container to move the water from the container through the multipurpose port for delivery to the drinking nozzle when the drinking nozzle is coupled to the multipurpose port. The multipurpose port can be coupleable to a water source to provide water to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Calvin Osborn
  • Combination Bicycle Lock and Pump
    Publication number: 20160194905
    Abstract: A combination lock and pump for use with a bicycle. The combination lock and pump has a flexible cable including an inflation tube running parallel with a metal rope or chain. The flexible cable has a male end preferably including a lock bolt or shackle and a piston-cylinder pump. The flexible cable also has a female end preferably including a lock cylinder with a key hole and one or more apertures to receive either a bicycle tire's valve stem or the male end's lock bolt or shackle. When used as a lock, the combination secures the bicycle from theft by looping the flexible cable around the bicycle and locking together its male and female ends. When used as a pump, the combination's female end attaches to the bicycle tire's valve stem and inflates the tire by actuating the pump of the male end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Joseph Edell
  • Combination Bicycle Lock and Pump
    Publication number: 20170030113
    Abstract: A combination lock and pump for use with a bicycle. The combination lock and pump has a flexible cable including an inflation tube running parallel with a metal rope or chain. The flexible cable has a male end preferably including a lock bolt or shackle and a piston-cylinder pump. The flexible cable also has a female end preferably including a lock cylinder with a key hole and one or more apertures to receive either a bicycle tire's valve stern or the male end's lock bolt or shackle. When used as a lock, the combination secures the bicycle from theft by looping the flexible cable around the bicycle and locking together its male and female ends. When used as a pump, the combination's female end attaches to the bicycle tire's valve stem and inflates the tire by actuating the pump of the male end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph Edell
  • Combination bicycle lock and pump
    Patent number: 9500008
    Abstract: A combination lock and pump for use with a bicycle. The combination lock and pump has a flexible cable including an inflation tube running parallel with a metal rope or chain. The flexible cable has a male end preferably including a lock bolt or shackle and a piston-cylinder pump. The flexible cable also has a female end preferably including a lock cylinder with a key hole and one or more apertures to receive either a bicycle tire's valve stem or the male end's lock bolt or shackle. When used as a lock, the combination secures the bicycle from theft by looping the flexible cable around the bicycle and locking together its male and female ends. When used as a pump, the combination's female end attaches to the bicycle tire's valve stem and inflates the tire by actuating the pump of the male end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Inventor: Joseph Edell
  • Combination bicycle lock and pump
    Patent number: 9708834
    Abstract: A combination lock and pump for use with a bicycle. The combination lock and pump has a flexible cable including an inflation tube running parallel with a metal rope or chain. The flexible cable has a male end preferably including a lock bolt or shackle and a piston-cylinder pump. The flexible cable also has a female end preferably including a lock cylinder with a key hole and one or more apertures to receive either a bicycle tire's valve stem or the male end's lock bolt or shackle. When used as a lock, the combination secures the bicycle from theft by looping the flexible cable around the bicycle and locking together its male and female ends. When used as a pump, the combination's female end attaches to the bicycle tire's valve stem and inflates the tire by actuating the pump of the male end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph Edell
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