Cargo bike
AssigneeCirade
InventorSilvester De Graaf
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Cargo bike comprising a collapsible frame, the collapsible frame being adjustable between an elongate state in which the collapsible frame positions a front and rear wheel of the cargo bike at a first distance along a longitudinal axis of the cargo bike, and a collapsed state in which the collapsible frame positions the front and rear wheel at a second, smaller distance along the longitudinal axis of the cargo bike, a cargo holder for holding cargo that comprises a face that extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis, and wherein in the collapsed state of the collapsible frame at least one of the wheels extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the cargo bike and at least partially overlaps with the transversely extending face.
Claims19
A cargo bike comprising a collapsible frame, the collapsible frame being adjustable between an elongated state in which the collapsible frame positions a front and rear wheel of the cargo bike at a first distance along a longitudinal axis of the cargo bike, and a collapsed state in which the collapsible frame positions the front and rear wheel at a second, smaller distance along the longitudinal axis of the cargo bike, a cargo holder for holding cargo that comprises a face that extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis, and wherein in the collapsed state of the collapsible frame at least one of the wheels extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the cargo bike and at least partially overlaps with the transversely extending face wherein at least a portion of a wheel support structure of the cargo bike forms a pivotable portion of the collapsible frame, wherein said pivotable portion of the collapsible frame is hingedly connected to a remaining portion of the collapsible frame by at least one hinge so as to be pivotable about an upright axis that extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the cargo bike, wherein said at least one hinge is provided on the wheel support structure in between a wheel suspension of the rear wheel and a crank shaft of the cargo bike.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.