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US 2016/0236744 A1Published application
Integrated folding bike system
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJess R. Bailie, Lawrence G. Cole, Brett Crockett
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Abstract
A number of variations may include a product comprising a bicycle with an integrated folding system comprising: a first latch system in a stem of the bicycle; a second latch system in a headset of the bicycle; a third latch system in a frame of the bicycle; and wherein the first latch system, the second latch system, and the third latch system work simultaneously to fold the bicycle to a compact size.
Claims20
A product comprising:
- a bicycle with an integrated folding system comprising:
- a first latch system in a stem of the bicycle;
- a second latch system in a headset of the bicycle;
- a third latch system in a frame of the bicycle;
- a handle constructed and arranged so that pulling the handle upward activates the first latch system, the second latch system, and the third latch system;
- and
- wherein the first latch system, the second latch system, and the third latch system work simultaneously to fold the bicycle to a compact size.
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A method comprising:
- folding a bicycle comprising:
- integrating a bicycle with a first latch system, a second latch system, and a third latch system;
- lowering a seat from a raised position to a lowered position;
- pulling on a handle on a steerer tube to activate the first latch system, the second latch system, and the third latch system;
- wherein activating the first latch system causes a first handle bar and a second handle bar to rotate backwards;
- wherein activating the second latch system allows a steerer tube to fold downward toward a frame;
- wherein activating the third latch system causes the frame to fold;
- and
- wherein the first latch system, the second latch system, and the third latch system work simultaneously to fold the bicycle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.