Bicycle frame attachable kneeling pad
OwnerWalter Edwin Croftinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle frame attachable kneeling pad is described. The bicycle frame attachable kneeling pad is adaptable to a standard bicycle to provide new coaster usage where a user can propel forward with an active push leg, like a scooter, while resting a passive or compromised leg in the kneeling pad. The bicycle frame attachable kneeling pad includes a kneeling pad for supporting a user's passive or compromised leg while coasting on the bicycle, and a frame assembly for facilitating the assembly of the kneeling pad to the bicycle frame. The frame assembly may further include one or more crank arms that are attachable to a bottom bracket of the bicycle. The crank arms may then assemble with the frame member to ultimately attach the kneeling pad to the bicycle frame to provide the new coaster usage.
Claims18
A bicycle frame attachable kneeling pad comprising a frame assembly attachable to a bicycle frame supportive of a kneeling pad dispositional at one side of the bicycle frame at a height and position appropriate for engaging a user's knee and foreleg thereupon while riding the bicycle, wherein the frame assembly comprises a frame member and a plurality of assembly components including a first crank arm attachable to the bicycle frame through a bottom bracket of said bicycle frame and at least one collar fastening element for securing a tube of the bicycle frame to the frame assembly, and wherein said user is enabled to kneel upon one knee and propel the bicycle by striding action effected by said user's other leg.
A bicycle frame attachable kneeling pad comprising a frame assembly attachable to a bicycle frame supportive of a kneeling pad dispositional at one side of the bicycle frame at a height and position appropriate for engaging a user's knee and foreleg thereupon while riding the bicycle, wherein said user is enabled to kneel upon one knee and propel the bicycle by striding action effected by said user's other leg, and wherein the frame assembly comprises:
- a first frame member and a second frame member attachable to the bicycle frame through a bottom bracket of said bicycle frame;
- a triangular frame member attachable to the first frame member, said triangular frame member securable in transverse relation to the bicycle frame whereon the kneeling pad is securable atop a horizontally disposed side of the triangular frame member;
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- at least one collar fastening element disposed to secure around a seat tube of the bicycle frame and secure the first frame member, second frame member, and triangular frame member to the seat tube;
- wherein the frame member secures to the bicycle frame parallel the bicycle frame seat tube to position the kneeling pad on one or alternately the other side of a bicycle approximately midway between a saddle of the bicycle and a ground surface upon which said bicycle is uprightly disposed.
A bicycle frame attachable kneeling pad comprising a frame assembly attachable to a bicycle frame supportive of a kneeling pad dispositional at one side of the bicycle frame at a height and position appropriate for engaging a user's knee and foreleg thereupon while riding the bicycle, wherein said user is enabled to kneel upon one knee and propel the bicycle by striding action effected by said user's other leg, and wherein the frame assembly attaches to a pedal crank of the bicycle, the frame assembly comprising:
- a pedal pin dispositional through the pedal crank of the bicycle when a pedal has been removed therefrom;
- a triangular frame member attachable endwise to the pedal pin, said triangular frame member having:
- a vertical portion disposed to position parallel a bicycle seat tube;
- a horizontal portion disposed to position in a transverse plane relative the seat tube;
- an angled portion endwise connecting the vertical and horizontal portions together;
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- a collar fastening element disposed to secure about the seat tube and secure the vertical portion in parallel relation thereto;
- wherein the kneeling pad is disposed upon the horizontal portion and weight of a user kneeling upon the kneeling pad during operation of the bicycle is borne upon the pedal crank and the seat tube.
A bicycle frame attachable kneeling pad comprising a frame assembly attachable to a bicycle frame supportive of a kneeling pad dispositional at one side of the bicycle frame at a height and position appropriate for engaging a user's knee and foreleg thereupon while riding the bicycle, wherein said user is enabled to kneel upon one knee and propel the bicycle by striding action effected by said user's other leg, and wherein the frame assembly comprises:
- a planar mount disposed to mount to the bicycle frame in position aligned within the space bounded by a top tube, a down tube, and a seat tube of the bicycle frame, said planar mount including:
- an uppermost edge disposed to underlie the top tube of the bicycle frame;
- an angled edge disposed to overlie the down tube of the bicycle frame;
- a rearmost edge disposed to run parallel the seat tube;
- a plurality of collar fastening elements disposed to secure said planar mount to the top tube at the uppermost edge and the down tube at the angled edge;
- a crank fastening element disposed to secure a pedal crank of the bicycle in a vertically oriented position projected above a bottom bracket of the bicycle frame;
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- a triangular frame disposed to secure to the planar mount on an opposite side of the planar mount relative the pedal crank, said triangular frame member including:
- a plurality of fastening elements disposed to secure to a planar portion;
- a horizontal portion connected to one of the plurality of fastening elements, said horizontal portion disposed normal the planar mount in a transverse plane relative the planar mount;
- an angled portion disposed endwise connected between the horizontal portion and another of the plurality of fastening elements;
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- a second frame disposed and attached to the planar mount in a position to securely support a front end of the kneeling pad;
- wherein the kneeling pad is horizontally disposed upon the triangular frame and the second frame and weight of a user kneeling upon the kneeling pad during operation of the bicycle is borne upon the pedal crank, planar mount, triangular frame and second frame and thereby distributed through the bicycle frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.