Above axle, universal bolt on rear rack type battery and accessory mounting base/basket riser for e-trike conversion
OwnerMark Waddellinventor
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Abstract
A fabricated carbon steel battery mounting bracket to bolt up to 3 rear rack style e-bike batteries on an adult tricycle. It bolts to the rear axle cage through the existing basket bolt holes and has 2 end supports that rest on and clamp around the axle outer tube. The basket is bolted to the top of the bracket through the holes above the battery positions.
Claims11
An above axle, universal bolt-on, rear rack type battery and accessory mounting base/basket riser conversion apparatus for an electric tricycle having existing apertures for mounting a rear basket, comprising:
- an axle cage mounting plate having a set of mounting slots and holes for bolting the plate onto an axle cage of the electric tricycle;
- a riser comprising battery and accessory mounting holes providing up to three side by side individual mounting positions for one or more batteries or one or more accessories;
- a pair of basket mounting plates, the pair of basket mounting plates each comprising apertures for receiving bolts to connect the rear basket to the riser, the pair of basket mounting plates being positioned above the axle cage mounting plate;
- one or more end plates with threaded studs for attaching an end support feature;
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- an L-bracket comprising a first leg and a second leg, the first leg of the L-bracket comprising an adjustment slot to facilitate horizontal centering the riser with respect to an axle tube of the tricycle, and the second leg of the L-bracket comprising first and second apertures to facilitate fastening the L-bracket to a T-bracket portion of the end support feature.
An above axle, universal bolt-on, rear rack type battery and accessory mounting base/basket riser conversion apparatus for an electric tricycle having existing apertures for mounting a rear basket, comprising:
- an axle cage mounting plate having a set of mounting slots and holes for bolting the plate onto an axle cage of the electric tricycle using the existing apertures for mounting the rear basket;
- a riser comprising battery and accessory mounting holes providing up to three side by side individual mounting positions for one or more batteries or one or more accessories;
- a pair of basket mounting plates, the pair of basket mounting plates each comprising apertures for receiving bolts to connect the rear basket to the riser, the pair of basket mounting plates being positioned above the mounting holes;
- one or more end plates with threaded studs for attaching an end support feature;
- wherein the end support feature comprises a T-bracket having an elongate aperture for adjustability in vertical positioning.
An above axle, universal bolt-on, rear rack type battery and accessory mounting base/basket riser conversion apparatus for an electric tricycle having existing apertures for mounting a rear basket, comprising:
- an axle cage mounting plate having a set of mounting slots and holes for bolting the plate onto an axle cage of the electric tricycle using the existing apertures for mounting the rear basket;
- a riser comprising battery and accessory mounting holes providing up to three side by side individual mounting positions for one or more batteries or one or more accessories;
- a pair of basket mounting plates, the pair of basket mounting plates each comprising apertures for receiving bolts to connect the rear basket to the riser, the pair of basket mounting plates being positioned above the mounting holes;
- one or more end plates with threaded studs for attaching an end support feature;
- wherein the riser comprises a pair of end plates, one of the end plates being disposed on a left side of the riser, and the other end plate being disposed on a right side of the riser, each of the end plates comprising threaded studs for attaching an end support feature;
- wherein the end support feature comprises a T-bracket having an elongate aperture providing adjustability in vertical positioning;
- wherein the T-bracket further comprises at least two threaded studs configured for joining a U-clamp to the T-bracket;
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- wherein the U-clamp is configured to be secured to an axle tube of the tricycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.