Conversion bicycle apparatus

• US 10,611,424 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2017
• Issued: 04/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Strider Sports International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Strider Sports International, Inc.
• Inventors: McFarland, Ryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Winner, Tony H
• Application Number:
  US15/605,694
• Publication Number:
  US 20180339744A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 13/04 completely enclosing the chain drive or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 25/04 Floor-type foot rests
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 13/08 Frames
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 19/34 Bottom brackets
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 25/02 for mounting axles rigidly on cycle frame or fork, e.g. adjustably
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 3/02 Frames tandem frames B62K3/14
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 9/00 Children's cycles toy vehicles A63H17/00
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 1/38 for directly driving the wheel axle
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 11/02 of unchangeable ratio
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 9/02 of unchangeable ratio

Abstract

A conversion bicycle apparatus includes a chassis. The chassis includes a main tube. The chassis additionally includes a head tube. The chassis additionally includes a seat tube. The chassis additionally includes a rear fork. The rear fork includes a first fork arm and a second fork arm. The chassis additionally includes an attachment receiver. The attachment receiver is located proximate to a junction of at least the main tube and the rear fork. An attachment assembly is reversibly couplable to the attachment receiver via one or more protrusions and one or more corresponding apertures. The attachment assembly is additionally reversibly couplable to the attachment receiver via one or more fasteners.

Claims

1. A conversion bicycle apparatus comprising:

a chassis comprising;

a main tube;

a head tube;

a seat tube;

a rear fork including a first fork arm and a second fork arm; and

an attachment receiver, wherein the attachment receiver is located proximate to a junction of at least the main tube and the rear fork,

wherein an attachment assembly is detachably couplable to the attachment receiver via one or more protrusions and one or more corresponding apertures,

wherein the attachment assembly is detachably couplable to the chassis via one or more fasteners, wherein the attachment assembly comprises;

a bracket assembly comprising a bracket and a bracket mount plate; and

at least one conversion component,

wherein the bracket is detachably couplable to the attachment receiver of the chassis via one or more protrusions and one or more corresponding apertures.

2. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1,

wherein the bracket mount plate is detachably couplable to a chassis mount plate on the chassis via one or more fasteners.

3. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, wherein the bracket includes one or more apertures corresponding to one or more protrusions on the attachment receiver.

4. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, wherein the attachment receiver includes one or more apertures corresponding to one or more protrusions on the bracket.

5. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, wherein the attachment assembly comprises a footrest assembly, wherein the at least one conversion component comprises one or more footrests.

6. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 5, wherein the one or more footrests are affixed to the bracket.

7. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 5, wherein the one or more footrests are contoured to at least one of the first fork arm or the second fork arm of the rear fork.

8. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 5, wherein the footrest assembly is detachably rotatable in the attachment receiver to align a bracket mount plate aperture of the bracket mount plate with a chassis plate aperture of the chassis plate.

9. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 8, wherein the footrest assembly is detachably couplable to the chassis plate with one or more fasteners via the aligned bracket mount plate aperture and chassis plate aperture.

10. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, wherein the attachment assembly comprises a pedal assembly, wherein the at least one conversion component includes a crankset.

11. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 10, wherein the crankset comprises:

at least one bearing assembly coupled to the bracket;

a shaft coupled to the at least one bearing assembly, wherein the shaft includes a first end and a second end;

a main transmission component coupled to the first end of the shaft;

a first pedal crank coupled to the first end of the shaft and a second pedal crank coupled to the second end of the shaft;

a first pedal coupled to the first pedal crank and a second pedal coupled to the second pedal crank; and

a power transmission component detachably couplable to the main transmission component,

wherein the power transmission component is detachably couplable to a rear transmission component on a rear wheel,

wherein the rear wheel is coupled to the rear fork.

12. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 11, wherein the main transmission component comprises:

a main sprocket, a main toothed pulley, or a main smooth pulley.

13. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 11, wherein the power transmission component comprises:

a chain, a toothed belt, a smooth belt, or an elastic band.

14. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 13, further comprising a guard, wherein the guard is detachably couplable to the attachment receiver, wherein the guard covers at least a portion of at least one of the chain, the toothed belt, the smooth belt, or the elastic band, wherein the guard comprises:

a forward ring; and

a rear cover detachably couplable to the forward ring.

15. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 11, wherein the rear transmission component comprises:

a rear sprocket, a rear toothed pulley, or a rear smooth pulley.

16. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 11, wherein the pedal assembly is detachably couplable to the rear transmission component on the rear wheel via the power transmission component from the main transmission component without at least one of uncoupling the power transmission component, breaking apart the power transmission component, or removing the rear wheel.

17. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 16, wherein the pedal assembly is detachably rotatable in the attachment receiver to align a bracket mount plate aperture of the bracket mount plate with a chassis plate aperture of the chassis plate.

18. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 17, wherein the pedal assembly is detachably couplable to the chassis plate via the aligned bracket mount plate aperture and chassis plate aperture.

19. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, further comprising a brake assembly, wherein the brake assembly is coupled to the chassis, wherein the brake assembly includes at least one of:

a coaster brake assembly, a pad brake assembly, a disc brake assembly, or a fixed-gear assembly.

20. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, further comprising:

a seat assembly comprising;

a seat post coupled to the seat tube;

a seat coupled to the seat post; and

a seat post clamp configured to secure the seat post at a selected height,

wherein the seat post is configured to pass through the seat tube, wherein the seat post is further configured to exit through a lower opening of the seat tube.

21. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, wherein the chassis is propellable via user contact with the ground while a user straddles the chassis.

22. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, wherein the chassis is propellable via user contact with the ground while a user sits on a seat of a seat assembly coupled to the seat tube.

23. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, wherein the rear fork is configured to support the feet of a user when the user is at least one of coasting or gliding.

24. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 1, wherein the attachment assembly is configured to support the feet of a user when the user is at least one of coasting or gliding, wherein the chassis is propellable via actuation of the attachment assembly.

25. The conversion bicycle apparatus in claim 24, wherein the attachment assembly comprises at least one of the footrest assembly or the pedal assembly.

26. An apparatus comprising:

an attachment receiver of a chassis of a vehicle, wherein the attachment receiver is located proximate to a junction of at least two additional components of the chassis,

wherein an attachment assembly is detachably couplable to the attachment receiver via one or more protrusions and one or more corresponding apertures,

wherein the attachment assembly is detachably couplable to the chassis via one or more fasteners,

a bracket assembly comprising a bracket and a bracket mount plate; and

at least one conversion component,

wherein the bracket is detachably couplable to the attachment receiver of the chassis via one or more protrusions and one or more corresponding apertures.

27. The apparatus in claim 26,

wherein the bracket mount plate is detachably couplable to a chassis mount plate on the chassis via one or more fasteners.

28. A method comprising:

coupling an attachment assembly to an attachment receiver of a chassis of a vehicle via one or more protrusions and one or more corresponding apertures;

rotating the attachment assembly in the attachment receiver to align a bracket mount plate aperture of a bracket mount plate of the attachment assembly with a chassis plate aperture of a chassis plate; and

coupling the attachment assembly to the chassis plate via the aligned bracket mount plate aperture and chassis plate aperture with one or more fasteners.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

coupling the attachment assembly to a rear transmission component on a rear wheel of the vehicle via a power transmission component without uncoupling the power transmission component from a main transmission component on the attachment assembly, prior to detachably coupling the attachment assembly to the attachment receiver of the chassis of the vehicle via the one or more protrusions and the one or more corresponding apertures.

30. An adaptable bicycle operable by a user via a set of configurations, the set of configurations comprising:

a first configuration, wherein the user straddles a chassis of the adaptable bicycle, wherein the user propels the chassis via contact with the ground;

a second configuration, wherein the user sits on a seat of a seat assembly of the adaptable bicycle, wherein the user propels the chassis via contact with the ground;

a third configuration, wherein the user sits on the seat of the adaptable bicycle, wherein the user alternates between propelling the chassis via contact with the ground and resting their feet on a rear fork of the chassis while at least one of coasting or gliding;

a fourth configuration, wherein the user alternates between sitting on the seat of the adaptable bicycle and propelling the chassis via contact with the ground, and standing on the rear fork of the adaptable bicycle and propelling the chassis forward by shifting their weight to maintain a momentum generated by propelling the chassis via contact with the ground;

a fifth configuration, wherein the user sits on the seat of the adaptable bicycle, wherein the user alternates between propelling the chassis via contact with the ground and resting their feet on an attachment assembly detachably couplable to an attachment receiver of the chassis while at least one of coasting or gliding, wherein the attachment assembly comprises;

a bracket assembly comprising a bracket and a bracket mount plate; and

at least one conversion component, wherein the bracket is detachably couplable to the attachment receiver of the chassis via one or more protrusions and one or more corresponding apertures; and

a sixth configuration, wherein the user sits on the seat of the adaptable bicycle, wherein the user alternates between propelling the chassis via contact with the ground and propelling the chassis via actuation of the attachment assembly.

31. The adaptable bicycle in claim 30, wherein the attachment assembly comprises at least one of a footrest assembly or a pedal assembly.