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US 12,304,591 B1Granted
Bicycle attachment
OwnerJuan Martinezinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle attachment is a bench style seating device capable of being secured upon two bicycles. The seat of the bench covers the seat post of each bicycle. A pair of underside cages secure over each rear tire of each bicycle. The attachment has a steering linkage which has a pair of clamps, a pair of alignment rods, and a connecting rod. The bench has a seat assembly which in turn has a seat base and a back rest, a seat base support.
Claims2
A four-wheel bicycle conversion kit for connecting a pair of two-wheel bicycles, comprising:
- a steering linkage, wherein the steering linkage comprises:
- a pair of clamps, each clamp being configured for removably attaching to a respective handlebar of the two-wheel bicycles;
- a pair of alignment rods, each alignment rod being secured to a corresponding clamp;
- and,
- a connecting rod pivotally coupled to the pair of alignment rods to provide synchronized steering motion of the handlebars;
- a seat assembly, wherein the seat assembly comprises:
- a seat base;
- a back rest;
- and,
- a pair of vertical supports, each vertical support being configured to support the back rest and to extend toward a seat base support;
- the seat base support, wherein the seat base support comprises:
- a six-sided frame including four forward upright structural members, four aft upright structural members, a bottom structural member, a top structural member, and a pair of seat connection supports each terminating in a seat connection configured for attachment to a respective seat post of the two-wheel bicycles;
- a pair of box frame assemblies, each box frame assembly comprising:
- an inner pair of the forward upright structural members;
- an inner pair of the aft upright structural members;
- a portion of the bottom structural member;
- and,
- a portion of the top structural member;
- a carrier basket disposed between the pair of box frame assemblies, wherein the carrier basket comprises:
- a basket rear wall;
- a basket front wall;
- a pair of basket side walls, at least one basket side wall being formed of a mesh material;
- and,
- a basket bottom wall;
- and,
- a mounting system, wherein the mounting system comprises:
- a plurality of mounting brackets, each mounting bracket comprising a bracket planar portion having an aperture sized for attachment to an extended portion of a respective rear axle of the two-wheel bicycles and a bracket tubular portion having a threaded receiver, the threaded receiver being configured to engage a respective upright threaded portion of the forward upright structural members.
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