Electric bicycle
AssigneeJonathan D. Roberts
InventorsJonathan D. Roberts, Ryan J. Hamblin
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Abstract
An electric bicycle including a frame having a front end coupled to a steering assembly, the steering assembly having a front wheel, and a rear end coupled to a rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly having a rear wheel. At least two pedals rotatably coupled to the rear wheel assembly, the at least two pedals having an engaged configuration wherein the at least two pedals are engaged with the rear wheel and configured to rotate the rear wheel in a forward direction, and a disengaged configuration wherein each of the at least two pedals is disengaged from the rear wheel. An electric motor electrically coupled to a battery and configured to engage with the rear wheel and to rotate the rear wheel in the forward direction.
Claims20
An electric bicycle comprising:
- a bicycle frame having a front end coupled to a steering assembly, the steering assembly having handlebars and a front wheel, and a rear end coupled to a rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly having a rear wheel mounted on a rear axle, wherein each of the front wheel and the rear wheel is an off-road wheel formed with a solid, spokeless construction;
- at least two pedals rotatably coupled to the rear wheel assembly, the at least two pedals having an engaged configuration wherein the at least two pedals are engaged with the rear axle and configured to rotate the rear axle in a forward direction, and a disengaged configuration wherein each of the at least two pedals is disengaged from the rear axle, fixed in relation to the bicycle frame, and aligned with another of the at least two pedals, wherein the at least two pedals are configured to move between the engaged configuration and the disengaged configuration without altering a position of the bicycle frame;
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- an electric motor mounted on the rear wheel assembly, electrically coupled to a battery, and configured to engage with the rear axle when the at least two pedals are in the disengaged configuration, the electric motor configured to rotate the rear axle in the forward direction.
An electric bicycle comprising:
- a bicycle frame having a front end coupled to a steering assembly, the steering assembly having a front wheel, and a rear end coupled to a rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly having a rear wheel mounted on a rear axle, wherein each of the front wheel and the rear wheel is an off-road wheel formed with a solid, spokeless construction;
- at least two pedals rotatably coupled to the rear wheel assembly, the at least two pedals having an engaged configuration wherein the at least two pedals are engaged with the rear axle and configured to rotate the rear axle in a forward direction, and a disengaged configuration wherein each of the at least two pedals is disengaged from the rear axle;
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- an electric motor mounted on the rear wheel assembly, electrically coupled to a battery, and configured to engage with the rear axle when the at least two pedals are in the disengaged configuration, the electric motor configured to rotate the rear axle in the forward direction.
An electric bicycle comprising:
- a frame having a front end coupled to a steering assembly, the steering assembly having a front wheel, and a rear end coupled to a rear wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly having a rear wheel;
- at least two pedals rotatably coupled to the rear wheel assembly, the at least two pedals having an engaged configuration wherein the at least two pedals are engaged with the rear wheel and configured to rotate the rear wheel in a forward direction, and a disengaged configuration wherein each of the at least two pedals is disengaged from the rear wheel and aligned with another of the at least two pedals, wherein the at least two pedals are configured to move between the engaged configuration and the disengaged configuration without altering a position of the frame;
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- an electric motor electrically coupled to a battery and configured to engage with the rear wheel and to rotate the rear wheel in the forward direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.