US5267767A
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Bicycle fairing
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-10-09
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Granted: 1993-12-07
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Expires: 2011-10-09
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a fairing for a bicycle of the type having a front wheel, a forked steering column and a pair of handle bars, the fairing comprising a shroud, the shroud having a leading edge and a pair of walls extending rearwardly and outwardly on respective sides of the leading edge, the leading edge extending from a region near the handle bars to a region near the lowermost edge of the front wheel, the shroud having a sufficient height to shield the head of a rider in `one` position and a lower edge that is sufficiently low to shield the front wheel, thereby reducing the aerodynamic friction encountered by the bicycle.
Inventors
- 👤 Clarence Farrow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:27
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62J; B62J17/00; B62J17/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A fairing for a bicycle of the type having a front wheel, said front wheel having a lowermost point, a forked steering column and a pair of handle bars, said fairing comprising a shroud, said shroud having a leading edge and a pair of walls extending rearwardly and outwardly from said leading edge, said leading edge extending from a region near said handle bars to a region near the lowermost point of said front wheel, said shroud having a sufficient height to shield the head of a rider in one position and a lower edge that is sufficiently low to shield the front wheel, thereby reducing the aerodynamic friction encountered by said bicycle, wherein each of said walls has a rear edge, said fairing further comprising a central wall extending between and joined with the rear edge of each of said walls, thereby to reinforce said fairing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A fairing for a bicycle of the type having a front wheel, said front wheel having a lowermost point, a forked steering column and a pair of handle bars, said fairing comprising a shroud, said shroud having a leading edge and a pair of walls extending rearwardly and outwardly from said leading edge, said leading edge extending from a region near said handle bars to a region near the lowermost point of said front wheel, said shroud having a sufficient height to shield the head of a rider in one position and a lower edge that is sufficiently low to shield the front wheel, thereby reducing the aerodynamic friction encountered by said bicycle, wherein each of said walls has a rear edge, said fairing further comprising a central wall extending between and joined with the rear edge of each of said walls, thereby to reinforce said fairing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A fairing as defined in claim 1 further comprising a bottom wall panel which is joined to each of said walls and central wall, thereby to form a carrying pocket therewith.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fairing as defined in claim 1 further comprising a pair of mirror shrouds each extending laterally outwardly from a respective wall of said shroud.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
118 words
A fairing for a bicycle of the type having a front wheel, said front wheel having a forwardmost point, a forked steering column and a pair of handle bars, said fairing comprising a shroud, said shroud having a leading edge and a pair of walls extending rearwardly and outwardly from said leading edge, said leading edge being generally aligned with said forwardmost point, said shroud having a sufficient height to shield the head of a rider in `one` position and a lower edge that is sufficiently low to shield the front wheel, thereby reducing the aerodynamic friction encountered by said bicycle; and a pair of mirror shrouds each extending laterally outwardly from a respective wall of said shroud.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
118 words
A fairing for a bicycle of the type having a front wheel, said front wheel having a forwardmost point, a forked steering column and a pair of handle bars, said fairing comprising a shroud, said shroud having a leading edge and a pair of walls extending rearwardly and outwardly from said leading edge, said leading edge being generally aligned with said forwardmost point, said shroud having a sufficient height to shield the head of a rider in `one` position and a lower edge that is sufficiently low to shield the front wheel, thereby reducing the aerodynamic friction encountered by said bicycle; and a pair of mirror shrouds each extending laterally outwardly from a respective wall of said shroud.
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