US 6,188,215 B1 · Magnetic assembly for a bicycle monitoring device

Abstract

A magnetic assembly is provided for a bicycle monitoring device. The magnetic assembly includes a magnetic device that mounts on a special spoke of a wheel. This magnetic device has a housing with a magnet secured thereto. The housing has a spoke-receiving recess that receives the spoke. The housing can be secured to the spoke within the spoke-receiving recess via a snap-fit or an elastic fit. In one embodiment, the spoke-receiving recess of the housing has a projection that engages a concavity form in the connecting portion of the spoke. In another embodiment, the spoke-receiving recess of the housing has a concavity that engages a projection form on the connecting portion of the spoke. The magnetic device communicates with a sensing device, which is coupled to a portion of the bicycle that is adjacent to a wheel of the bicycle. A display unit that is mounted on handlebars of the bicycle displays the speed information obtained from the sensing device.

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Dependent claims

A magnetic assembly for a bicycle monitoring device, comprising:

a spoke having a first end, a second end and a connecting portion extending between said first and second ends;
and
a magnetic housing having a spoke-receiving recess with a pair of opposed side walls spaced apart by a first predetermined distance to retain said spoke therebetween,
one of said spoke and said housing having a projection extending therefrom and the other of said spoke and said housing having a concavity engaging said projection when said spoke is located within said spoke-receiving recess.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Magnetic assembly for a bicycle monitoring device

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Magnetic assembly for a bicycle monitoring device

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Abstract

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