Bicycle distance safety device
OwnerWillie Harrisinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A bicycle safety device which indicates not only the presence of a bicycle but the minimum distance that should be maintained by other vehicles in passing the bicycle; the safety device includes a vertical member attachable at its bottom end to the frame of a bicycle and a horizontal member attached to, and cantilevered from, the top end of the vertical member, said horizontal member having a marker at its distal end to indicate the recommended minimum distance other vehicles should maintain from the bicycle when passing.
Claims5
A bicycle distance safety device attachable to bicycles for indicating a minimum safe distance to be maintained from inexperienced bicycle riders, comprising:
- an elongated vertical member having a top end and bottom end, said bottom end having an aperture therethrough and including means for attaching said vertical member to the rear portion of a bicycle frame with said top end extending substantially above the bicycle;
- over end of an arm member connected between the ends of said vertical member and the other end thereof connected to the bicycle;
- a cross member having a base end and distal end, said base end having means for attaching said cross member to the top end of said vertical member with said distal end horizontally extending outwardly from the side of said bicycle a predetermined distance indicating a minimum safe distance to be maintained from the bicycle;
- and, indicator means on the distal end of said cross member for indicating the recommended minimum distance to be maintained in passing a bicycle equipped with said safety device, said safety device being fabricated predominantly of a lightweight material to minimize interference of said safety device with the balance of the bicycle to which it is attached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.