US 2010/0133777 A1Published application

Detachable bicycle frame

OwnerKenneth Marvin Danielsinventor

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Abstract

According to one embodiment, a connector assembly for assembling at least two portions of a bicycle frame has first and second connectors, adapted to be mounted to the frame. The first connector has a body with an inner aperture, a peripheral region, a threaded exterior profile greater than a body outer profile and an axial contact surface. The second connector has a body with an exterior profile, a pilot to be received in the first connector inner aperture and a peripheral region having an exterior profile and an axial contact surface. A sleeve has a first region with an aperture to receive the second connector body exterior profile, a second region with an inner profile to receive the second connector peripheral region exterior profile, and a threaded region engaging the first connector threaded exterior profile for fastening the connector assembly and maintaining engagement of the pilot and axial contact surfaces.

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Dependent claims

A connector assembly for assembling at least two portions of a bicycle frame, the connector assembly comprising:

a first connector having a body adapted to be mounted to the bicycle frame the body having an inner aperture, a peripheral region oriented at a distal end of the first connector, the peripheral region having an axial contact surface, and a threaded exterior profile greater than an outer profile of the body;
a second connector having a body adapted to be mounted to the bicycle frame with an exterior profile and a pilot extending there from being sized to be received in the first connector inner aperture, the body having a peripheral region with an exterior profile and an axial contact surface for abutting the first connector axial contact surface;
and
a sleeve having a first region with an aperture formed there through sized to receive the second connector body exterior profile for axial translation relative thereto, the sleeve having a second region with an inner profile sized to receive the second connector peripheral region exterior profile, the sleeve having a threaded region for threaded engagement with the first connector threaded exterior profile for fastening the first connector to the second connector, maintaining engagement of the pilot in the first connector inner aperture and maintaining engagement of the first and second connector axial contact surfaces.

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A bicycle comprising:

a first bicycle frame portion;
a first tire mounted for rotation to the first bicycle frame portion;
a first connector mounted on the first bicycle frame portion, the first connector having a body with an inner aperture, a peripheral region oriented at a distal end of the first connector, the peripheral region having an axial contact surface, and a threaded exterior profile greater than an outer profile of the body;
a second bicycle frame portion;
a second tire mounted for rotation to the second bicycle frame portion;
a second connector mounted on the second bicycle flame portion, the second connector having a body with an exterior profile and a pilot extending there from being sized to be received in the first connector inner aperture, the body having a peripheral region with an exterior profile and an axial contact surface for abutting the first connector axial contact surface;
and
a sleeve having a first region with an aperture formed there through sized to receive the second connector body exterior profile for axial translation relative thereto, the sleeve having a second region with an inner profile sized to receive the second connector peripheral region exterior profile, the sleeve having a threaded region for threaded engagement with the first connector threaded exterior profile for fastening the first connector to the second connector, maintaining engagement of the pilot in the first connector inner aperture and maintaining engagement of the first and second connector axial contact surfaces.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.