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US 11,591,035 B2Granted
Bicycle cover
AssigneeCycxi Limited
InventorMark Forshaw
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Abstract
A bicycle cover (10) comprising a first material piece (11), a second material piece (12), and a first resilient element, the first resilient element being provided about a periphery (13) of the first material piece, the bicycle cover having a folded configuration in which portions of the first material piece and the second material piece lie adjacent one another and an expanded configuration in which the cover is adapted to receive a bicycle between the first and second material pieces, the first resilient element being biased to urge the cover towards the expanded configuration.
Claims13
A bicycle cover comprising:
- a first material piece,
- a second material piece,
- a first resilient element, and
- a joining portion for joining the first material piece and the second material piece;
- the first resilient element being provided about a periphery of the first material piece, the bicycle cover having a folded configuration in which portions of the first material piece and the second material piece lie adjacent one another and an expanded configuration in which the cover is adapted to receive a bicycle between the first and second material pieces, the first resilient element being biased to urge the cover towards the expanded configuration;
- in which, in the expanded configuration:
- the cover defines a gap between the first material piece and the second material piece around at least a portion of the periphery of the first and second material pieces,
- the bicycle cover further comprising a closure portion for at least partially closing the gap, the closure portion being attachable to the first material piece and releasably engageable to the second material piece, the closure portion comprising:
- a first engagement portion being releasably engageable with a second engagement portion of the second material piece to at least partially close the gap;
- a third engagement portion releasably engageable with a fourth engagement portion of the second material piece to at least partially close the gap;
- the first and third engagement portions being spaced from one another, and the closure portion comprising a material portion between the first and third engagement portions;
- in which when the closure portion is engaged with the second material piece a rear wheel of the bicycle is permitted to protrude through the gap between the first material piece and the second material piece so that the rear wheel is movable along a surface, and
- when in use in the expanded configuration, a front wheel and handlebars of said bicycle are permitted to extend beyond the expanded cover to permit steering of said bicycle, and wherein the front wheel of said bicycle is movable along a surface.
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A bicycle cover comprising:
- a first material piece,
- a second material piece,
- a first resilient element, and
- a joining portion for joining the first material piece and the second material piece;
- the first resilient element being provided about a periphery of the first material piece, the bicycle cover having a folded configuration in which portions of the first material piece and the second material piece lie adjacent one another and an expanded configuration in which the cover is adapted to receive a bicycle between the first and second material pieces, the first resilient element being biased to urge the cover towards the expanded configuration;
- in which, in the expanded configuration, the cover defines a gap between the first material piece and the second material piece around at least a portion of the periphery of the first and second material pieces,
- the bicycle cover further comprising a closure portion for at least partially closing the gap, the closure portion being attachable to the first material piece and releasably engageable to the second material piece, wherein the closure portion passes from the first material piece to the second material piece and wherein the closure portion is arranged, in use, to pass underneath a bicycle to provide protection to parts of said bicycle adjacent to the closure portion,
- in which when the closure portion is engaged with the second material piece a rear wheel of the bicycle is permitted to protrude through the gap between the first material piece and the second material piece so that the rear wheel is movable along a surface, and
- when in use in the expanded configuration, a front wheel and handlebars of said bicycle are permitted to extend beyond the expanded cover to permit steering of said bicycle, and wherein the front wheel of said bicycle is movable along a surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.