Removable cover for bicycle chain and derailleurs
OwnerMelinda K. Bowmaninventor
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Abstract
A flexible, removable cover for a bicycle drive train including an elongated oval pouch dimensioned and configured to encase the front and rear sprocket and derailleurs, chain, and one pedal of a bicycle, pouch having a central flap folded over the central portion of the chain, Velcro® patches strategically placed to hold and to secure portions of the cover about the front and rear sprockets, a zipper assembly to secure flap in place, and a wraparound seat post enclosure with a barrel-lock cinch which keeps water and debris from migrating down the post and onto the bicycle drive train.
Claims10
A removable, flexible cover for a drive train of a bicycle, the drive train including front and rear sprockets, derailleurs, drive chain and one foot pedal, said cover comprising:
- an elongated flexible pouch dimensioned and configured for completely encasing the drive train of a bicycle, the pouch having a central top opening formed in said pouch and sized to fit over the drive train of the bicycle;
- a single flap foldable over a portion of the drive train, said flap being integral with said pouch;
- and
- closure means along said pouch for releasably closing said flap over the central top opening defined in said pouch;
- said pouch including:
- a first tongue extending forwardly adjacent a top rear end of said opening and having a free end releasably attached to said flap, said first tongue and said flap defining a rear opening sized and dimensioned for a rear axle of a bicycle to pass through when the free end of said first tongue is attached to said pouch and said flap is closed over the central top opening;
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- a second tongue extending forwardly from said flap and having a free end releasably attached to said pouch, said second tongue and said flap defining a front opening dimensioned and configured for passing a pedal crank of a bicycle through the front opening when the free end of said second tongue is attached to said pouch and said flap is closed over said central top opening.
A removable, flexible cover for a drive train of a bicycle, the drive train including front and rear sprockets, derailleurs, drive chain and one foot pedal, said cover comprising:
- an elongated flexible pouch dimensioned and configured for completely encasing the drive train of the bicycle, the pouch having a central top opening formed in said pouch and sized to fit over the drive train of the bicycle;
- a single flap foldable over a portion of the drive train, said flap being integral with said pouch;
- closure means along said pouch for releasably closing said flap over the central top opening defined in said pouch;
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- a cinch-tied enclosure disposed at a top forward end of said pouch, the cinch-tied enclosure being configured to encircle a seat post of the bicycle and being cinched for preventing water and dirt from migrating inside said cover and onto the bicycle drive train.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.