Foldable bicycle structure
OwnerValerio Torreinventor
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Abstract
A foldable bicycle structure comprises a supporting frame (2) having a rear wheel (3) and a front wheel (4), a handlebar (5) fastened to the frame (2) and a seat post (6). The supporting frame (2) is divided into a front portion (9) and a rear portion (10) adapted to be connected to respective wheels (3, 4) and reciprocally hinged around a first hinge axis (11) to switch between an extended use configuration to a compact configuration. The supporting frame (2) is also provided with one or more straps (14, 15) each having one end fixed to the supporting frame (2) and one free end provided with a hook to allow the respective strap to be unwound (14, 15) and its hooking to another part of the structure and be used as a shoulder strap for transporting the structure in a compact configuration.
Claims12
A foldable bicycle structure, comprising:
- a supporting frame (2) having a rear wheel (3) and a front wheel (4) and comprising:
- a handlebar (5) fastened to said frame (2);
- a seat post (6) having a lower end removably anchored to said supporting frame (2) and an upper end associated with a saddle (7);
- wherein said supporting frame (2) is divided into at least one front portion (9) and at least one rear portion (10) adapted to be connected to respective of said wheels (3, 4) and reciprocally hinged around a first hinge axis (11) to move between an extended configuration of use to a compact configuration wherein said wheels (3, 4) are substantially side by side and parallel to each other,
- wherein said supporting frame (2) is provided with one or more straps (14, 15) each having one end fixed to said supporting frame (2) and a free end provided with a hook to allow the unwinding of the respective one of said straps (14, 15) and the hooking of the one of said straps (14, 15) to another part of the structure and be used as a shoulder strap for transporting the structure in a compact configuration and wherein at least one of said portions (9, 10) of said load-bearing frame (2) is hollow and said one or more straps (14, 15) are rolled up and housed in said at least one hollow portion (9, 10);
- wherein said one or more straps (14, 15) are extractable through a suitable slot (16) present in said at least one hollow portion (9, 10) to allow their unwinding and subsequent coupling of the respective free ends to another part of said structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.