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US 9,926,032 B1Granted
Convertible tricycle
OwnerKun Yuan Tonginventor
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Abstract
A convertible bicycle has separable front and rear wheel units. The convertible bicycle can operate in individual or in tandem mode as a tricycle unit. The rear wheel unit has a vertical interlocking gear which can interface with a frontal interlocking gear of the frontal wheel unit. The front wheel unit of an auxiliary bicycle can be detached and the remaining rear wheel unit attached to the rear wheel unit of another bicycle in order to form a tandem tricycle.
Claims8
A convertible bicycle, comprising:
- a front wheel unit, a rear wheel unit, a body frame, a plurality of pedals, a seat, a vertical handle rod, and handlebars, the front wheel unit being connected to the rear wheel unit via the body frame, the plurality of pedals and the seat being disposed on the body frame, and the vertical handle rod being disposed on the front wheel unit;
- the vertical handle rod having a top end, a bottom end, an upper rod hole, a lower rod hole, and a canal hole;
- a vertical frame tube, the vertical frame tube being cylindrical and having a top end, a bottom end, an outer wall, and an inner canal, the vertical frame tube being attached to the body frame by the outer wall, the vertical handle rod passes through the inner canal of the vertical frame tube;
- an upper connector ring with a screw hole, and a lower connector ring with a screw hole, the upper connector ring is disposed on the top end of the vertical frame tube and the lower connector ring is disposed on the bottom end of the vertical frame tube,
- wherein the front wheel unit comprises a front wheel and a frontal female interlocking gear;
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- the rear wheel unit comprises a rear wheel, a rear wheel axle, a gear train, and a rear female interlocking gear;
- with the front wheel unit removed, the vertical handle rod interfaces with the rear female interlocking gear of another bicycle to form a tandem tricycle,
- the handlebars are connected to the top end of the vertical handle rod and the frontal female interlocking gear is connected to the bottom end of the vertical handle rod.
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