Cover for passengers of an electric cargo bike
AssigneeRad Power Bikes Inc.
InventorTrevor KNAPP
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Abstract
A cover or enclosure that protects a rear portion of an electric bicycle, such as an electric cargo bicycle, is described. The cover, which can be a modular cover (e.g., an enclosure formed of a covering material and a frame) and/or a child/passenger cover (e.g., a cover suitable to contain one or two children), includes a covering that stretches around a frame that mounts to a rear rack or cargo area of a bicycle. When not in use, the frame is detachable, foldable, and/or stowable, such that the frame can be transported and easily assembled in advance of subsequent uses.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising
- a frame that mounts to a rear rack of a cargo bicycle, the frame including:
- a front mounting portion that is configured to attach to a front portion of the rear rack of the cargo bicycle;
- a rear mounting portion that is configured to attach to a rear portion of the rear rack of the cargo bicycle;
- and
- a roof portion that spans the front mounting portion and the rear mounting portion;
- and
- a cover that is disposed around the frame and removably fixed to the front mounting portion and the rear mounting portion of the frame.
A child cover for a cargo bicycle, the child cover comprising:
- a frame that mounts to a rear rack of the cargo bicycle, the frame including:
- a front mounting portion that is configured to attach to a front portion of the rear rack of the cargo bicycle;
- a rear mounting portion that is configured to attach to a rear portion of the rear rack of the cargo bicycle;
- and
- a roof portion that spans the front mounting portion and the rear mounting portion;
- and
- a stretchable covering that attaches to the frame.
A method of assembling a seating area for an electric cargo bike, the method comprising:
- inserting a rear mounting portion and a front mounting portion into a top portion of a frame that mounts to a mounting accessory of a rear rack of the electric cargo bike;
- mounting the frame to a front portion of the rear rack of the electric cargo bike via the mounting accessory and to a rear portion of the rear rack of the electric cargo bike via the mounting accessory;
- stretching a cover over the frame;
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- removably fixing the cover to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.