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US 2009/0243252 A1Published application
Bicycle wheel mounting assembly
OwnerAleksandr Shermaninventor
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Abstract
A rear frame support structure mounts a bicycle wheel for rotation about an axis during bicycle motion, and has a pair of arms spaced axially apart of each other and axially offset from a same axial side of the wheel to enable axial movement of the wheel relative to the arms when the bicycle is not in motion. A drive mechanism is supported by both arms, for enabling the wheel to be driven during bicycle motion. The drive mechanism remains supported by both arms during the axial movement of the wheel.
Claims17
A bicycle assembly, comprising:
- a frame support structure for mounting a bicycle wheel for rotation about an axis during bicycle motion, the support structure having a pair of arms spaced axially apart of each other and axially offset from a same axial side of the wheel to enable axial movement of the wheel relative to the arms when the bicycle is not in motion;
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- a drive mechanism supported by both arms, for enabling the wheel to be driven during bicycle motion, the drive mechanism remaining supported by both arms during the axial movement of the wheel.
A frame for a bicycle having front and rear wheels, comprising:
- a main frame support on which the front wheel is mounted for rotation;
- a rear frame support structure connected to the main frame support for mounting the rear wheel for rotation about an axis during bicycle motion, the support structure having a pair of arms spaced axially apart of each other and axially offset from a same axial side of the rear wheel to enable axial movement of the rear wheel relative to the arms when the bicycle is not in motion;
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- a drive mechanism supported by both arms, for enabling the rear wheel to be driven during bicycle motion, the drive mechanism remaining supported by both arms during the axial movement of the rear wheel.
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A bicycle, comprising:
- front and rear wheels;
- a main frame support on which the front wheel is mounted for rotation;
- a rear frame support structure connected to the main frame support for mounting the rear wheel for rotation about an axis during bicycle motion, the support structure having a pair of arms spaced axially apart of each other and axially offset from a same axial side of the rear wheel to enable axial movement of the rear wheel relative to the arms when the bicycle is not in motion;
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- a drive mechanism supported by both arms, for enabling the rear wheel to be driven during bicycle motion, the drive mechanism remaining supported by both arms during the axial movement of the rear wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.