# US 10,246,156 B2 · Audible warning device for a bicycle

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- Number: US 10,246,156 B2
- Document ID: US10246156B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/248,761
- Filed: 2016-08-26
- Published: 2017-03-02
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-26
- Assignees: Velo Scientific Inc.
- Applicants: Velo Scientific Inc.
- Inventors: David Bryant Snaith
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246156B2

## CPC

- G08B 3/10: using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
- B62J 3/04: activated by the rider, e.g. bells or horns
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS

## Abstract

An audible warning device for a bicycle including a steerer column. The audible warning device comprises one or more sound generating components; a housing adapted to house at least one of the one or more sound generating components; and a mounting component for securing the housing to the steerer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An audible warning device for a bicycle including a steerer column, the steerer column defining a longitudinal axis running through its center, the audible warning device comprising:
a housing having a housing upper end;
a striking component connected to the housing and adapted to generate a sound by striking the housing; and
a mounting bolt extending longitudinally downwardly of the housing upper end for securing the housing to the steerer column,
wherein, when the housing is secured to the steerer column, the housing upper end extends above the steerer column along the longitudinal axis.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The audible warning device of claim 1, wherein:
the steerer column is adapted to have a headset top cap secured thereto, and the mounting bolt is adapted to secure the housing to the steerer column in place of the top cap.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The audible warning device of claim 2, wherein the mounting bolt is a top-cap bolt.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The audible warning device of claim 1, wherein:
the housing is shaped such that when secured to the steerer column, only a portion of the housing having a thickness T measured along the longitudinal axis extends above the steerer column, wherein the thickness T is less than 30 mm.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The audible warning device of claim 4, wherein the thickness T is less than 10 mm.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The audible warning device of claim 4, wherein the thickness T is less than 3 mm.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The audible warning device of claim 4, wherein:
the bicycle further includes a stem having a substantially cylindrical collar through which the steerer column concentrically extends, and
the housing is shaped such that when secured to the steerer column, the portion of the housing extending above the steerer column is retained substantially within a circular boundary defined by a radius R, wherein the radius R extends orthogonally from the longitudinal axis to less than 20 mm past an outer surface of the collar.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The audible warning device of claim 7, wherein the radius R extends orthogonally from the longitudinal axis to the outer surface of the collar.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The audible warning device of claim 1, wherein the striking component is elastically deformable and includes a proximal portion secured within the housing and a distal portion adapted to:
be manipulated from a rest position into a biased position, and
generate the sound by striking the housing when released from the biased position.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The audible warning device of claim 9, wherein when the housing is secured to the steerer column, the distal portion of the striking component extends outside of the housing and is accessible to be manipulated from the rest position into the biased position by a user of the bicycle.