Bicycle with battery mount
AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
InventorsJan Talavasek, Amber R. Lucas, Ian Hamilton, Robert F. Meyer, Markus Spenninger
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Abstract
A bicycle including a frame, a bottom bracket coupled to the frame and adapted to support a crankset, and a battery pack supported by the frame. The battery pack has a powered end cap with a tapered protrusion and a battery connector on an end of the tapered protrusion. The bicycle also includes a receiver supported by the frame and including a tapered socket in which the tapered protrusion is positioned. The tapered socket includes a power connector detachably coupled to the battery connector.
Claims13
A bicycle comprising:
- a frame including a head tube;
- a fork rotationally coupled to the head tube;
- a wheel rotationally coupled to the fork;
- a handlebar coupled to the fork for steering the wheel;
- a battery pack supported by the frame;
- and
- a bottle cage mounted on the battery pack.
A battery pack for a bicycle, the battery pack comprising:
- an elongated housing shaped to be at least partially disposed in a bicycle frame;
- a battery supported by the housing;
- and
- a bottle cage mount attached to an exposed surface of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.