US3132877A
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Bicycle propulsion means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-04
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1982-04-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fernando A Pontin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:21
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62M; B62M1/00; B62M1/24; B62M1/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18056; Y10T74/18184; Y10T74/182
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
IN BICYCLE DRIVING MEANS, THE COMBINATION WITH A BICYCLE HAVING THE USUAL FRAME AND PEDAL CRANKS AND PEDAL CRANK SHAFT AND STEERING POST HOUSING, OF TWO PAIRS OF TOGGLE LINKS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE RESPECTIVE SIDES OF THE BICYCLE FRAME, EACH PAIR OF LINKS COMPRISING A REAR LINK AND A FORWARD LINK HAVING ADJOINING ENDS CONNECTED BY A COMMON PIVOT, THE REAR END OF THE REAR LINK OF EACH PAIR BEING PIVOTED TO THE OUTER END OF ONE OF THE PEDAL CRANKS OF THE BICYCLE; MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE FORWARD END OF THE FORWARD TOGGLE LINK OF EACH PAIR WITH THE STEERING POST HOUSING OF THE BICYCLE, THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE TWO LINKS OF EACH PAIR BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING POST HOUSING PIVOT AND THE CRANK ARM PIVOT OF THE PAIR, SAID LINKS OPERATING ABOVE AND BEING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
IN BICYCLE DRIVING MEANS, THE COMBINATION WITH A BICYCLE HAVING THE USUAL FRAME AND PEDAL CRANKS AND PEDAL CRANK SHAFT AND STEERING POST HOUSING, OF TWO PAIRS OF TOGGLE LINKS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE RESPECTIVE SIDES OF THE BICYCLE FRAME, EACH PAIR OF LINKS COMPRISING A REAR LINK AND A FORWARD LINK HAVING ADJOINING ENDS CONNECTED BY A COMMON PIVOT, THE REAR END OF THE REAR LINK OF EACH PAIR BEING PIVOTED TO THE OUTER END OF ONE OF THE PEDAL CRANKS OF THE BICYCLE; MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE FORWARD END OF THE FORWARD TOGGLE LINK OF EACH PAIR WITH THE STEERING POST HOUSING OF THE BICYCLE, THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE TWO LINKS OF EACH PAIR BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING POST HOUSING PIVOT AND THE CRANK ARM PIVOT OF THE PAIR, SAID LINKS OPERATING ABOVE AND BEING
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-05-12 | 1971-11-11 | 1972-05-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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