Sport utility bicycle
AssigneeTrek Bicycle Corporation
InventorsPieter Sonneveld, Leander Both, Gernot Walter Künzel
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Abstract
A sport utility bicycle includes a frame that includes a down tube, a seat tube, and a head tube. The bicycle also includes a detachable accessory bar that mounts between the seat tube and the down tube or the head tube. The detachable accessory bar includes a rear decoupling unit that mounts to the seat tube and a front decoupling unit that mounts to the down tube or the head tube. The detachable accessory bar also includes a bar with a plurality of slots sized to receive straps for securing accessories to the detachable accessory bar.
Claims20
A sport utility bicycle comprising:
- a frame that includes a down tube, a seat tube, and a head tube;
- and
- a detachable accessory bar that mounts between the seat tube and the head tube or the down tube, wherein the detachable accessory bar includes a rear decoupling unit that mounts to the seat tube and a front decoupling unit that mounts to the down tube or the head tube.
A method of forming a detachable accessory bar for a bicycle, the method comprising:
- mounting a front decoupling unit to a first end of an accessory bar, wherein the front decoupling unit is configured to mount to a down tube or a head tube of a bicycle frame;
- and
- mounting a rear decoupling unit to a second end of the accessory bar, wherein the rear decoupling unit is configured to mount to a seat tube of the bicycle frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.