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US 4,284,289 AGranted
Device for supporting bicycle security chains and cables
OwnerEdwin E. Louxinventor
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Abstract
A device which supports and stores security chains and cables as they are wrapped around the seat post of a bicycle. It also aids in the convenience of chain and cable storage while protecting local mechanical apparatus and painted frame surfaces near the seat post.
Claims2
A device for storing security chains and cables on a bicycle having a seat post, comprising:
- a tubular cylinder having a circumferential groove on the outside wall and a longitudinal compression space;
- a circular disc coupled in said groove at right angles to the longitudinal axis of said cylinder to create a small platform;
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- said cylinder and said disc being made of a resilient material, and as a unit are adapted to fit around the existing bicycle seat post.
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A device for supporting and storing bicycle security chains and cables on a bicycle, having a seat post and a seat mast, comprising:
- (a) a grommet bearing in the form of a small tubular cylinder having an inside diameter corresponding to the outside diameter of the bicycle seat post, made of a resilient material, and having two distinct and functional shapes:
- (1) a longitudinal compression space along the axial wall of said grommet bearing to allow flexing and therefore to accommodate said seat post, and
- (2) an annular groove in the outside diameter of the wall;
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- (b) a disc made of a thin, resilient material and having two diameters:
- (1) an inside diameter adapted to be locked into the annular groove and to close the longitudinal compression space on said grommet bearing, and
- (2) an outside diameter extending outward less than the size of an average bicycle seat;
- whereby said grommet bearing and said disc as a unit are adapted to fit around the existing bicycle seat post and rest on the seat mast.
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