Cargo pack for attachment to a bicycle
AssigneeTailfin Limited
InventorsNicholas BROADBENT, Robert PHILLIPS, Olivia COWLEY
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Abstract
There is described a cargo pack for attachment to a bicycle. The pack comprises an outer casing of a flexible material. The outer casing has: an opening for loading the pack, oppositely disposed side walls, an attachment wall extending between the side walls and intended to lie adjacent a frame member of the bicycle, and elongate internal stiffening elements fitted to each side wall and to the attachment wall. There is also described a method of assembling a cargo pack for attachment to a bicycle.
Claims25
A cargo pack for attachment to a bicycle, the pack comprising:
- an outer casing of a flexible material, the outer casing having:
- an opening for loading the pack,
- oppositely disposed side walls,
- an attachment wall extending between the side walls and intended to lie adjacent a frame member of the bicycle, and
- elongate internal stiffening elements fitted to each side wall and to the attachment wall.
A cargo pack for attachment to a bicycle, the pack comprising:
- an outer casing of a flexible material, the outer casing being elongate and having a generally rectangular cross-section, the outer case comprising:
- an opening for loading the pack,
- oppositely disposed side walls,
- an attachment wall extending between the side walls and intended to lie adjacent a frame member of the bicycle,
- a fourth wall disposed opposite the attachment wall,
- oppositely disposed end walls closing opposite ends of the pack,
- elongate internal stiffening elements fitted to each side wall and to the attachment wall,
- an additional stiffener in the form of a panel of stiff material which extends over the inner surfaces of the attachment wall, the fourth wall, and each end wall,
- wherein the attachment wall is provided with a mounting block for securing the cargo pack to the bicycle, the mounting block being fixed to the material of the attachment wall and extending through an opening in the additional stiffener, and wherein the stiffening element fitted to the attachment wall is secured to the mounting block.
A method of assembling a cargo pack for attachment to a bicycle, the pack comprising:
- an elongate outer casing of a flexible material, the outer casing having:
- an opening for loading the pack,
- oppositely disposed side walls,
- an attachment wall extending between the side walls and intended to lie adjacent a frame member of the bicycle,
- elongate internal stiffening elements fitted to each side wall and to the attachment wall,
- oppositely disposed end walls closing opposite ends of the pack,
- an aperture provided in one of the end walls for the passage of a flexible supply element, and
- an elongate pocket provided on at least one wall of the outer casing selected from the side walls and the attachment wall, and accommodating a respective one of the stiffening elements,
- the method comprising inserting the respective stiffening element through the aperture into the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.