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US 7,000,812 B2Granted
Bicycle wheel bag
OwnerKeith Gilstrap, Doug Golenzinventors
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Abstract
A wheel bag for enclosing a bicycle wheel and attaching to a bicycle for transport along with a method for using the bag are described. In one embodiment, the bag is configured to be secured to a bicycle at three points while the bicycle is in a rooftop carrier for transport on an automobile.
Claims13
A combination comprising:
- a bicycle, the bicycle including a frame, a front fork pivotally connected to the frame, and a rear wheel;
- a bicycle rack adapted for mounting to an automotive vehicle, the bicycle being secured to the bicycle rack;
- a front wheel of the bicycle removed from the front fork;
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- an enclosure substantially containing the front wheel therein, the enclosure being secured to the bicycle at two or more locations.
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A bag for attaching to a bicycle:
- an enclosure sized to substantially contain a front wheel of the bicycle that has been removed from the bicycle, the enclosure having opposing first and second faces;
- a first connector attached to the enclosure on or proximate the first face at a first location;
- a second connector attached to the enclosure on or proximate the first face at a second location;
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- a third connector attached to the enclosure on or proximate the first face at a third location, each location forming a corner of a hypothetical triangle and each connector being adapted to securely attach with a portion of the bicycle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.