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US 5,347,913 AGranted
Portable bicycle pump having collapsible handle and footstand
OwnerDavid E. Stepnerinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle pump which has a pivoting footpeg on which the user may stand to secure the pump against the ground. The pump has a pivoting handle which includes a spring which forces apart the base and handle of the pump so that the pump can be secured in tension on a bicycle frame.
Claims16
A bicycle pump for attachment to a bicycle frame, said frame having a horizontal tube and two non-horizontal tubes, said pump comprising:
- (a) a main body including,
- (1) a barrel having a top and a bottom,
- (2) a base connected to the bottom of said barrel,
- (3) a first cylindrical indentation connected to said main body adapted to fit said horizontal tube, and
- (4) a second cylindrical indentation located on said base adapted to fit one of said two non-horizontal tubes;
- (b) a shaft having a top and a bottom, the bottom of said shaft inserted into the top of said barrel;
- (c) a handle pivotally attached to the top of said shaft and moveable between a first position perpendicular to said shaft and a second position parallel to said shaft, said handle including
- (1) spring means located inside said handle for forcing an outer end of said handle away from the top of said shaft, and
- (2) a third cylindrical indentation adapted to fit another one of said two non-horizontal tubes located at the outermost end of said handle;
- (d) a hose connected to said base;
- (e) means for forcing air through said hose as said shaft
- slides in said barrel;
- and
- a footpeg pivotally attached to said main body.
11 more elements
A bicycle pump comprising:
- a main body including a barrel and a base, said barrel having a top and a bottom, said base connected to the bottom of said barrel;
- a shaft having a top and a bottom, the bottom of said shaft inserted into the top of said barrel, the top of said shaft having a bore;
- a handle attached to the top of said shaft, said handle including
- (a) a rectangular grip enclosing an elongated cavity therein and having a slot located on an underside of said grip and accessing said elongated cavity,
- (b) a slidable member having
- (1) an elongated rectangular body with a length less than a length of the rectangular cavity, said body fitting inside said cavity and slidable within said cavity, and
- (2) two parallel walls attached to said body and projecting downward from said slot, and
- (c) an axle bar connecting said two parallel walls, said axle bar passing through said bore to pivotally attach said handle to said shaft;
- a hose connected to said base;
- means for forcing air through said hose as said shaft slides in said barrel;
- means for securing the pump in a stable position against the ground as a user moves said handle;
- and
- means for attaching the pump to a frame of a bicycle.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.