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US 10,814,929 B2Granted
Mounting bar, mounting bracket, and kit for use with a bicycle
AssigneeKent International Inc.
InventorsMichael Anthony Provost, Ronald Peter Barbagallo
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Abstract
A mounting bar, bracket, and kit have been developed such that they can couple to a head tube of the bicycle when in a first configuration and then couple to a top tube of a bicycle when in a second configuration. The bracket may be integral with the mounting bar or may be a separate component.
Claims16
A kit for mounting accessories to a bicycle, the kit comprising:
- a mounting bar having a first end and a second end, the first end configured for coupling to a front portion of the bicycle, the second end configured for coupling to a rear portion of the bicycle;
- a front coupling bracket;
- a top coupling bracket;
- and
- a mounting bracket having a head tube coupling portion and a top tube coupling portion,
- wherein the mounting bracket is positioned adjacent the first end of the mounting bar, the head tube coupling portion is configured to contact a head tube portion of the bicycle in a first configuration and the top tube coupling portion of the mounting bracket is configured to contact a top tube portion of the bicycle in a second configuration and the front coupling bracket couples to the head tube coupling portion of the mounting bracket in the first configuration and the top coupling bracket in the second configuration.
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A mounting bracket for use in mounting accessories to a bicycle, the bracket comprising:
- a front portion;
- a rear portion;
- and
- a body portion extending longitudinally between the front and rear portions,
- the front portion having a head tube coupling surface that is configured to at least partially contact a head tube of the bicycle when installed in a first configuration, the head tube coupling surface having a portion that is recessed towards the rear portion,
- the body portion having a top tube coupling surface that is configured to at least partially contact a top tube of the bicycle when installed in a second configuration when the head tube coupling surface does not contact the head tube portion of the bicycle, the top tube coupling surface extending between the head tube coupling surface and the rear portion.
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A mounting bar assembly for use in mounting accessories to a bicycle, the mounting bar comprising:
- a first end portion having a head tube coupling surface and a top tube coupling surface;
- a second end portion configured to couple to a rear portion of the bicycle;
- and
- a body positioned between the first and second end portions,
- wherein the head tube coupling surface includes a portion that is recessed towards the second end portion and is configured to contact a least a portion of a head tube of the bicycle when in a first configuration and the top tube coupling surface extends longitudinally and is configured to at least partially contact a top tube of the bicycle when installed in second configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.