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US 9,039,582 B2Granted
Systems and methods for a hill training apparatus for a bicycle trainer
AssigneePro-Climb, LLC
InventorEmily L. Cooper
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Abstract
A bicycle trainer with a hill training apparatus is described. The hill training apparatus enables bicyclists to simulate uphill riding (incline), downhill riding (decline), and hill resistance or lack thereof. The hill training apparatus also provides for correct body positioning while riding uphill or downhill, and with or without resistance. Riding on a trainer with correct body positioning provides for improved training.
Claims19
A bicycle trainer apparatus comprising:
- a mount configured to couple to at least one of a front wheel, a front fork, a rear wheel, or a rear fork-end of the bicycle;
- a translational device configured to translate the mount along a first axis between a first position and a second position, the translational device configured to adjustably orient the bicycle between at least a level orientation and an inclined orientation, or between a level orientation and a declined orientation;
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- a slider moveable coupled to the translation device and configured to translate the mount along a second axis between a third position and a fourth position, the second axis being generally perpendicular to the first axis, the slider configured to maintain a location of a wheel of the bicycle that is not coupled to the mount during the translation between the first position and the second position.
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A method of adjusting the elevation of a front end or a rear end of a bicycle, the method comprising:
- coupling a mount to at least one of a front wheel, front fork, a rear wheel, or rear fork-end of a bicycle;
- translating a translational device configured to translate the mount along a first axis between a first and second position, the translation configured to adjustably orient the bicycle between at least a level orientation and an inclined orientation or between a level orientation and a declined orientation;
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- translating a slider movably coupled to the translation device and configured to translate the mount along a second axis between a third position and a fourth position, the second axis being generally perpendicular to the first axis, the slider configured to maintain a location of a wheel of the bicycle that is located on an opposite end of the bicycle in relation to the mount during the transition between the first position and the second position.
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A bicycle trainer apparatus comprising:
- a mount configured to couple to at least one of a front wheel, a front fork, a rear wheel, or a rear fork-end of a bicycle;
- a connecting rod coupled to the mount;
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- a slider, supported by a surface, configured to selectively translate along the surface thereby altering an angle of the connecting rod relative to the slider, thereby operating to adjustably orient the bicycle between at least a level orientation and an inclined orientation or between a level orientation and a declined orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.