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US 4,283,070 AGranted
Recumbent bicycle
AssigneeFomac, Inc.
InventorsRichard J. Forrestall, David G. Wilson
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Abstract
An improved recumbent bicycle having a carriage unit comprising an improved seat assembly and handle bars. The carriage unit is adjustably mounted on the frame of the bicycle so that it is movable toward and away from the foot pedals in order to accommodate different sized riders.
Claims19
A recumbent bicycle including a bicycle frame, a front wheel rotatable about a turning axis, a rear wheel and drive means including foot pedals for driving said rear wheel, the improvement comprising
- a carriage unit including (1) a seat assembly and (2) handle bars rotatable about a steering axis and coupled to said front wheel so that movement of said handle bars about said steering axis causes said front wheel to rotate about said turning axis, said carriage unit being mounted on said frame so as to be adjustably movable toward and away from said foot pedals in order to accommodate various sized riders.
A recumbent bicycle comprising:
- a frame including front and rear portions and an elongated element extending between said front and rear portions;
- a rotatable front wheel for supporting the front portion of the frame and capable of being turned with respect to the frame about a turning axis extending through the general plane of the front wheel;
- a rotatable rear wheel for supporting the rear portion of said frame;
- means including handle bars for turning said front wheel about said turning axis;
- drive means for rotatably driving said rear wheel so that said rear wheel rotates about its rotation axis, said drive means including foot pedals mounted for movement with respect to said frame;
- a carriage unit including said handle bars and a seat assembly for supporting the rider of said bicycle, said carriage unit being mounted on said frame and adjustably movable along at least a portion of said elongated element between the rear portion and the front portion of said frame so that the seat assembly and handle bars are adjustably movable toward and away from said foot pedals in order to accommodate different sized riders.
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