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US3359012A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Two-wheel vehicle having separable frame parts

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-20
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Granted: 1967-12-19
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Expires: 1984-11-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Westerheide Walter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 04:21
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62K; B62K15/00; B62K2015/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A TWO-PART WHEELED VEHICLE COMPRISING A FRAME, SAID FRAME BEING FORMED BY LEADING AND TRAILING FRAME HALVES, SAID LEADING FRAME HALF INCLUDING TWO DOWN TUBES, SAID TRAILING FRAME HALF INCLUDING A SEAT TUBE, A BOTTOM BRACKET BEARING HOUSING AT A LOWER END PORTION OF THE DOWN TUBE, RECESS MEANS IN THE BOTTOM BRACKET BEARING HOUSING, MEANS COUPLING SAID FRAME HALVES, SAID COUPLING MEANS INCLUDING A COUPLING MEMBER CARRIED BY THE LEADING FRAME HALF AND IS OF A SEGMENTAL SEMI-CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION FOR ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE BOTTOM BRACKET BEARING HOUSING, A LOCKING NOSE PROVIDED AT A LOWER PORTION OF THE COUPLING MEMBER, SAID LOCKING NOSE BEING ENGAGED WITH SAID RECESS MEANS, SAID COUPLING MEMBER BEING FORMED BY A SEMI-CIRCULAR WALL, SAID LOCKING NOSE EXTENDING RADIALLY AWAY FROM SAID WALL AND IS BENT INTO AN INTERIOR OF SAID COUPLING MEMBER, A CLAMPING MEMBER ARRANGED ABOVE AND INTEGRAL WITH THE COUPLING MEMBER, AND SAID CLAMPING MEMBER CONNECTS THE TWO DOWN TUBES OF THE FRAME AND OPENS TOWARD THE SEAT TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A TWO-PART WHEELED VEHICLE COMPRISING A FRAME, SAID FRAME BEING FORMED BY LEADING AND TRAILING FRAME HALVES, SAID LEADING FRAME HALF INCLUDING TWO DOWN TUBES, SAID TRAILING FRAME HALF INCLUDING A SEAT TUBE, A BOTTOM BRACKET BEARING HOUSING AT A LOWER END PORTION OF THE DOWN TUBE, RECESS MEANS IN THE BOTTOM BRACKET BEARING HOUSING, MEANS COUPLING SAID FRAME HALVES, SAID COUPLING MEANS INCLUDING A COUPLING MEMBER CARRIED BY THE LEADING FRAME HALF AND IS OF A SEGMENTAL SEMI-CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION FOR ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE BOTTOM BRACKET BEARING HOUSING, A LOCKING NOSE PROVIDED AT A LOWER PORTION OF THE COUPLING MEMBER, SAID LOCKING NOSE BEING ENGAGED WITH SAID RECESS MEANS, SAID COUPLING MEMBER BEING FORMED BY A SEMI-CIRCULAR WALL, SAID LOCKING NOSE EXTENDING RADIALLY AWAY FROM SAID WALL AND IS BENT INTO AN INTERIOR OF SAID COUPLING MEMBER, A CLAMPING MEMBER ARRANGED ABOVE AND INTEGRAL WITH THE COUPLING MEMBER, AND SAID CLAMPING MEMBER CONNECTS THE TWO DOWN TUBES OF THE FRAME AND OPENS TOWARD THE SEAT TUBE.

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