Easily disassembled trackless roundabout
OwnerGeorge D. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A roundabout adapted for play or exercise in the yard using one or a plurality of bicycles secured by top and bottom mounting assemblies to a mounting post rotatable about a fixed post solidly implanted in the ground. The bike or bikes are fastened to mounting assemblies by straps and can be readily disassembled by simply unbuckling the straps. The ground post can be removed and the same placed in another area of the yard. Motive power is supplied by a small wheel placed exteriorly of the front bike wheel and fastened on the bottom mounting assembly.
Claims8
A roundabout comprising a ground fixed post having a vertical axis with a section firmly fixed in the ground and another section extending above the ground, a mounting post fitted over said another section of said ground post and rotatable about the axis of the fixed post, top and bottom mounting assemblies secured to said mounting post, said bottom mounting assembly comprising a channel-like plate fastened to the lower end of the mounting post, said channel-like plate comprising a web having apertured flanges extending away from said post, a mounting tube having a tubular sleeve on one end, said sleeve facing toward said channel-like plate and adapted to be inserted between said flanges in alignment with said apertures, means fastening said sleeve to said flanges and a mounting bracket secured on the top of said mounting tube and spaced a considerable distance outwardly from said mounting post, said mounting bracket comprising two vertically oriented bars having a top edge, a bottom edge and sides and spaced from each other, one of said bars being innermost with respect to said mounting post, each of said bars having two space slanted slots, said slots being oriented so that the lower ends of each slot face inwardly toward each other, a tubular sleeve for insertion between the apertures near the top edge and means fastening said sleeve between said bars, a strap having a buckle at one end and hook and loop fastening surfaces intermediate said one end and at a second end said strap being insertable in each slot in one bar and passing through said corresponding slot in said other bar with the buckle end secured at the face of the slot, said intermediate end fastening surface located between the bars on the top side, a front wheel of a bike having spokes placed on the sleeves of the mounting bracket and fastened to the mounting bracket by inserting said second end of the strap through the spokes of the wheel and bending the strap over so that the fastening surface on said top side mates with the fastening surface on said second end, said mounting tube having a threaded axle extending beyon the mounting bracket, said axle passing through a rubber covered wheel of small diameter as compared to the bike wheel and means fastening said rubber covered wheel on said axle.
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