Umbrella support attachment for bicycle
AssigneeMac, LLC
InventorMasahiro Shirakawa
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Abstract
An umbrella support attachment for a bicycle is provided which comprises a distal portion support member including a fastening portion to be attached to a seat stay of the bicycle and a support portion for supporting a distal portion of the umbrella, and a proximal portion support member including a fastening portion to be attached to a frame bar of the bicycle and a clipping portion for supporting a proximal portion of the umbrella. The umbrella support attachment is effective to carry an elongate object such as an umbrella on a bicycle without interfering with the operation of the bicycle and smooth movement of movable components of the bicycle.
Claims3
An umbrella support attachment for supporting an umbrella on a bicycle, comprising:
- a distal portion support member including a fastening portion attachable to a seat stay of the bicycle and a support portion for supporting a distal portion of the umbrella, wherein said fastening portion of the distal portion support member has a fixer attachable to said seat stay, and said fixer comprises an opening which is adjustable in accordance with a diameter of the seat stay of the bicycle and a screw provided through the opening for attaching said fixer to said seat stay;
- wherein said support portion of the distal portion support member comprises an opening for receiving a ferrule of the umbrella, and a diameter of the opening of the support portion decreases gradually from an entrance side thereof to an exit side thereof;
- and wherein the fastening portion and the support portion of said distal portion support member are rotatably connected by a connector;
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- a proximal portion support member including a fastening portion attachable to a frame bar of the bicycle and a clipping portion for supporting a proximal portion of the umbrella;
- wherein said fastening portion of the proximal portion support member has a fixer to be attached to the frame bar, and said fixer comprises an opening which is adjustable in accordance with a diameter of the frame bar of the bicycle and a screw provided through the opening for attaching said fixer to the frame bar;
- wherein said clipping portion of the proximal support member comprises a movable clip piece and a stationary clip piece for supporting a handle of the umbrella;
- and wherein the fastening portion and the clipping portion of the proximal portion support member are rotatably connected by a connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.