Patent Application
20080185812
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a collapsible bicycle, and particularly relates to its ease of folding method and agile mobility in a collapsed mode.
2. Description of the Related Art
Bicycles are more and more popular in recent years because of its convenience and ability to provide exercise and transportation means for riders. Moreover, bicycling has become an increasingly popular form of recreation. Whether the bicycle is used for recreation, transportation or sports competition. The industry is constantly improving the bicycle structure as well as its components. Bicycle structure becomes lighter and less expensive while maintaining a high level of performance.
In the recent years, folding bicycles are designed to save storing space as well as ease to move around places. However, folding a bike properly and neatly is not an easy job; it often requires skillful technical back grounds. Further more, to move it around after folding needs a third transportation mean or much labor and heavy load.
Furthermore, there is no supporting mechanism on the bicycle when it's folded. Hence, it is very difficult to move to its next destination or simply move around in places where riding is difficult or not permitted at all.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible bicycle that is user friendly in folding and easy to move around to next destination or simply to places where riding is difficult or not permitted at all. The effort needed to fold and unfold the bicycle is minimal, even small kids can do it easily, unlike the heavy and difficult labor work in all the present constructions.
Another point of the present invention is that pedals can also be folded to reduce the size of the bicycle and increase it's mobility in collapsed mode.
In accordance with these objectives, a clamping element according to the present invention is adapted to make an end of a first frame slide on a tubular portion. By sliding the end of the first frame, the position of a rear wheel portion connected to the other end of the first frame is adjusted relative to the position of a front wheel portion to form a collapsed mode or a normal riding mode. In a collapsed mode, the front wheel portion and supporting coasters are on the ground and the handlebar is readily to turn in directions and to tow the collapsed bicycle following the user easily.
In order to enable the bicycle to stand on it's own in collapsed mode, two supporting coasters are mounted onto the rear wheel. These supporting coasters will be lifted and not be obstacle when bicycle is in normal riding situation.
The pedals of the bicycle can also be folded into a locked portion, to reduce overall size of the bicycle when collapsed to increase the mobility and save more space in storing.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detail description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Other advantages and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description, drawings and claims.
The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which:
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Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred best molds thereof, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
