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US3318403A
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Snow bicycle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-07-02
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Granted: 1967-05-09
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Expires: 1985-07-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry P Hansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 15:16
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62M; B62M27/00; B62M27/02; B62B; B62B13/00; B62B13/18; B62K; B62K13/00; B62M29/00; B62M2027/021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
258 words
A SNOW BICYCLE COMPRISING: (A) A BICYCLE FRAME INCLUDING A PAIR OF SHOCK ABSORBERS ON THE AFTER END THEREOF; (B) A FRONT STEERING WHEEL ON SAID FRAME; (C) ADJUSTABLE SKI MEANS DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRONT WHEEL FOR SUPPORTING SAID FRONT WHEEL IN THE SNOW; (D) A PRIME MOVER ON SAID FRAME; AND (E) A REAR DRIVING ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE AFTER END OF SAID FRAME, SAID DRIVING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING: (1) A FRAME WORK HAVING A SPACED PAIR OF HORIZONTAL FORE AND AFT MEMBERS, A FIRST AND SECOND PAIR OF VERTICAL MEMBERS DISPOSED IN TRANSVERSE ALIGNMENT ADJACENT THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID FORE AND AFT MEMBERS; (2) A DRIVE SHAFT JOURNALED ON THE CENTRAL TWO OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS; (3) A POWER SPROCKET MOUNTED ON SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID PRIME MOVER FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVE SHAFT; (4) A PAIR OF HORIZONTAL, TRANSVERSE JACK SHAFTS JOURNALED ON THE OUTERMOST TWO OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS; (5) MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID PAIR OF SHOCK ABSORBERS TO SAID PAIR OF JACK SHAFTS; (6) A DRIVE SPROCKET MOUNTED ON SAID DRIVE SHAFT BETWEEN SAID CENTRAL TWO OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS; (7) A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE, HORIZONTAL DRIVEN SHAFTS JOURNALED ON SAID FORE AND AFT FRAMEWORK MEMBERS; (8) A PLURALITY OF DRIVEN WHEELS ON THE OUTERMOST ENDS OF SAID DRIVEN SHAFTS; (9) A PAIR OF TIRE TREADS DISPOSED ON SAID DRIVEN WHEELS; AND, (10) SPROCKET MEANS ON SAID DRIVEN SHAFTS AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE SPROCKET FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVEN SHAFTS AND SAID DRIVEN WHEELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
258 words
A SNOW BICYCLE COMPRISING: (A) A BICYCLE FRAME INCLUDING A PAIR OF SHOCK ABSORBERS ON THE AFTER END THEREOF; (B) A FRONT STEERING WHEEL ON SAID FRAME; (C) ADJUSTABLE SKI MEANS DETACHABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRONT WHEEL FOR SUPPORTING SAID FRONT WHEEL IN THE SNOW; (D) A PRIME MOVER ON SAID FRAME; AND (E) A REAR DRIVING ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE AFTER END OF SAID FRAME, SAID DRIVING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING: (1) A FRAME WORK HAVING A SPACED PAIR OF HORIZONTAL FORE AND AFT MEMBERS, A FIRST AND SECOND PAIR OF VERTICAL MEMBERS DISPOSED IN TRANSVERSE ALIGNMENT ADJACENT THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID FORE AND AFT MEMBERS; (2) A DRIVE SHAFT JOURNALED ON THE CENTRAL TWO OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS; (3) A POWER SPROCKET MOUNTED ON SAID DRIVE SHAFT AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID PRIME MOVER FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVE SHAFT; (4) A PAIR OF HORIZONTAL, TRANSVERSE JACK SHAFTS JOURNALED ON THE OUTERMOST TWO OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS; (5) MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID PAIR OF SHOCK ABSORBERS TO SAID PAIR OF JACK SHAFTS; (6) A DRIVE SPROCKET MOUNTED ON SAID DRIVE SHAFT BETWEEN SAID CENTRAL TWO OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS; (7) A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE, HORIZONTAL DRIVEN SHAFTS JOURNALED ON SAID FORE AND AFT FRAMEWORK MEMBERS; (8) A PLURALITY OF DRIVEN WHEELS ON THE OUTERMOST ENDS OF SAID DRIVEN SHAFTS; (9) A PAIR OF TIRE TREADS DISPOSED ON SAID DRIVEN WHEELS; AND, (10) SPROCKET MEANS ON SAID DRIVEN SHAFTS AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE SPROCKET FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVEN SHAFTS AND SAID DRIVEN WHEELS.
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