Adjustable connector for connecting a mudguard to a bicycle
AssigneeJalco Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorHan-Tsung Chen
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Abstract
An adjustable connector includes a support unit and a connection unit. The support unit includes a strut and an adjusting element. The strut includes an upper section attached to a mudguard and a lower section made with a longitudinal screw hole. The adjusting element includes a threaded section movably inserted in the longitudinal screw hole. The connection unit includes a socket, a fastener and a screw. The socket includes a longitudinal bore, a transverse aperture and a transverse screw hole. The longitudinal bore receives the adjusting element and the lower section of the strut. The fastener is inserted in a bicycle frame through the transverse aperture. The screw is abutted against the lower section of the strut through the transverse screw hole.
Claims5
An adjustable connector comprising:
- a support unit (10) comprising:
- at least one strut (11) comprising an upper section attached to a mudguard (91) and a lower section made with a longitudinal screw hole (111);
- at least one adjusting element (12) comprising a threaded section (121) movably inserted in the longitudinal screw hole (111);
- and
- at least one connection unit (20) comprising:
- a socket (21) comprising a longitudinal bore (211) for receiving the adjusting element (12) and the lower section of the strut (11), a transverse aperture (212), and a transverse screw hole (213);
- a fastener (22) inserted in a bicycle frame (92) through the transverse aperture (212);
- and
- a screw (23) abutted against the lower section of the strut (11) through the transverse screw hole (213).
An adjustable connector comprising:
- a support unit (10) comprising:
- two struts (11) each of which comprises an upper section attached to a mudguard (91) and a lower section made with a longitudinal screw hole (111);
- two adjusting elements (12) each of which comprises a threaded section (121) movably inserted in the longitudinal screw hole (111) of one of the struts (11);
- and
- two connection units (20) each of which comprises:
- a socket (21) comprising a longitudinal bore (211) for receiving one of the adjusting elements (12) and the lower section of one of the struts (11), a transverse aperture (212), and a transverse screw hole (213);
- a fastener (22) inserted in a bicycle frame (92) through the transverse aperture (212);
- and
- a screw (23) abutted against the lower section of one of the struts (11) through the transverse screw hole (213).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.