In-tube cavity and storage
AssigneeTrek Bicycle Corporation
InventorsSteven Moechnig, Reggie Lund, Matthew Yerke
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Abstract
A bicycle frame includes a tube with a hollow portion. The tube has an opening that provides access to the hollow portion, and the tube also includes one or more recessed flanges adjacent to the opening. The bicycle frame also includes a cover holder configured to mount to the one or more recessed flanges adjacent to the opening in the tube. The bicycle frame further includes an in-tube storage cover that mounts to the cover holder such that at least a portion of an exterior surface of the in-tube storage cover is flush with an outer surface of the tube. The in-tube storage cover includes a lever mounted on the exterior surface of the in-tube storage cover.
Claims20
A bicycle frame, comprising:
- a tube with a hollow portion, wherein the tube includes an opening that provides access to the hollow portion, and wherein the tube also includes one or more recessed flanges adjacent to the opening;
- a cover holder configured to mount to the one or more recessed flanges adjacent to the opening in the tube;
- an in-tube storage cover that mounts to the cover holder such that at least a portion of an exterior surface of the in-tube storage cover is flush with an outer surface of the tube;
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- a lever mounted on the exterior surface of the in-tube storage cover to facilitate removal and locking of the in-tube storage cover.
A method of making a bicycle frame, the method comprising:
- forming a tube for the bicycle frame such that the tube comprises a hollow portion and an opening that provides access to the hollow portion, and wherein forming the tube also comprises forming one or more recessed flanges adjacent to the opening;
- forming a cover holder that is sized to fit in the opening in the tube;
- mounting the cover holder to the one or more recessed flanges adjacent to the opening in the tube;
- forming an in-tube storage cover that mounts to the cover holder such that at least a portion of an exterior surface of the in-tube storage cover is flush with an outer surface of the tube;
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- mounting a lever on the exterior surface of the in-tube storage cover to facilitate removal and locking of the in-tube storage cover.
A bicycle frame, comprising:
- a tube with a hollow portion, wherein the tube includes an opening that provides access to the hollow portion, and wherein the tube also includes one or more recessed flanges adjacent to the opening;
- a cover holder configured to mount to the one or more recessed flanges adjacent to the opening in the tube, wherein the cover holder includes one or more locking slots;
- an in-tube storage cover that mounts to the cover holder such that at least a portion of an exterior surface of the in-tube storage cover is flush with an outer surface of the tube;
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- a locking plate mounted to a post that extends through the in-tube storage cover, wherein the locking plate includes one or more edges that mate with the one or more locking slots in the cover holder to secure the in-tube storage cover to the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.