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US3083039A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pedal cycles

Assignee: Moulton Consultants Ltd
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Filing: 1960-10-28
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Granted: 1963-03-26
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Expires: 1980-10-28
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Moulton Alexander Eric

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 20:06
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62K; B62K3/00; B62K3/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 214 words
A TWO WHEELED PEDAL CYCLE COMPRISING FRONT AND REAR RUBBER TYRED WHEELS, EACH WHEEL BEING OF AN OVERALL DIAMETER OF BETWEEN 12 AND 19 INCHES, A COMPOSITE FRAME FORMED FROM TUBES ADHERED TOGETHER AND COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT MAIN FRAME MEMBER EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM A POINT ABOVE THE FRONT WHEEL TOWARDS THE REAR WHEEL, SAID MAIN FRAME MEMBER HAVING UPSTANDING SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM ITS FRONT END A POST MEMBER HOUSING A STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS SURMOUNTED BY HANDLEBARS, A HOUSING FOR A PEDAL CRANK AXLE SECURED DIRECTLY TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MAIN FRAME MEMBER INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, A SEAT TUBE SURMOUNTED BY A SADDLE IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID HOUSING, SAID POST MEMBER AND SAID SEAT TUBE BEING OF A LENGTH EQUAL TO AT LEAST HALF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM AND BEING JOINED AT THEIR LOWER ENDS TO SAID MAIN FRAME MEMBER TO FORM A FRAME OF OPEN F-SHAPE, THE F-SHAPED FRAME BEING RESILIENTLY SUPPORTED ON THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS BY MEANS INCLUDING, FOR MOUNTING THE SPINDLE OF EACH WHEEL, A FORK CONNECTED TO EACH WHEEL AND TO THE FRAME FOR RELATIVE SPRINGING MOVEMENT, AND A RUBBER SPRING BEARING ON THE FORK ASSOCIATED WITH EACH WHEEL AND ADAPTED RESILIENTLY TO RESIST UPWARD MOVEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED WHEEL RELATIVE TO THE FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 214 words
A TWO WHEELED PEDAL CYCLE COMPRISING FRONT AND REAR RUBBER TYRED WHEELS, EACH WHEEL BEING OF AN OVERALL DIAMETER OF BETWEEN 12 AND 19 INCHES, A COMPOSITE FRAME FORMED FROM TUBES ADHERED TOGETHER AND COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT MAIN FRAME MEMBER EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM A POINT ABOVE THE FRONT WHEEL TOWARDS THE REAR WHEEL, SAID MAIN FRAME MEMBER HAVING UPSTANDING SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM ITS FRONT END A POST MEMBER HOUSING A STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS SURMOUNTED BY HANDLEBARS, A HOUSING FOR A PEDAL CRANK AXLE SECURED DIRECTLY TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MAIN FRAME MEMBER INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, A SEAT TUBE SURMOUNTED BY A SADDLE IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID HOUSING, SAID POST MEMBER AND SAID SEAT TUBE BEING OF A LENGTH EQUAL TO AT LEAST HALF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM AND BEING JOINED AT THEIR LOWER ENDS TO SAID MAIN FRAME MEMBER TO FORM A FRAME OF OPEN F-SHAPE, THE F-SHAPED FRAME BEING RESILIENTLY SUPPORTED ON THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS BY MEANS INCLUDING, FOR MOUNTING THE SPINDLE OF EACH WHEEL, A FORK CONNECTED TO EACH WHEEL AND TO THE FRAME FOR RELATIVE SPRINGING MOVEMENT, AND A RUBBER SPRING BEARING ON THE FORK ASSOCIATED WITH EACH WHEEL AND ADAPTED RESILIENTLY TO RESIST UPWARD MOVEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED WHEEL RELATIVE TO THE FRAME.

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