ARRANGEMENT FOR HOLDING BAGS ON A BICYCLE

• US 20100327034A1
• Filed: 12/08/2008
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Darius Matthew Hajiani
• Original Assignee: Darius Matthew Hajiani
• Inventors: Hajiani, Darius Matthew
• Application Number:
  US12/746,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20100327034A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/441
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 7/04 arranged above or behind the rear wheel

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement for hanging bags on a bicycle (124, 127), wherein the arrangement has at least one plate-like element (61), fastening means (121) for fastening the plate-like element (61) to the bicycle (124, 127) such that, in a fastened state, the plate-like element (61) extends from the top downwards to the side of a wheel (125) of the bicycle (124, 127), and holding means (5) for holding a bag, wherein the holding means (5) are arranged in the region of the upper end of the plate-like element (61) or thereabove. The plate-like element (61) is combined with a spacer (128) which is formed thereon and/or is arranged thereon and, in the fastened state, is located on the inner side, which faces the wheel (125), of the plate-like element (61) such that an outer surface of the plate-like element (61) on that side of the plate-like element (61) which lies opposite the inner side is at a smaller distance from frame parts (124) of the bicycle (124, 127) in the upper half of the vertical longitudinal extent of the plate-like element (61) than in the lower half. The bag is hung on the holding means at a single hanging point. However, the inclination of the plate-like element (61) prevents or damps swinging of the bag resting on the plate-like element (61).

Claims

1. An arrangement for hanging bags from a bicycle (124, 127), in which the arrangement has the following:

at least one plate-like element (61),

securing means (121) for securing the plate-like element (61) to the bicycle (124, 127) such that in a secured condition the plate-like element (61) extends to the side of a wheel (125) of the bicycle (124, 127) from the top downward, and

holding means (5) for hanging a bag from a single hanging point, with the holding means (5) being arranged in the region of the upper end of the plate-like element (61) or above it,

in which the plate-like element (61) is combined with a spacer (128) which is formed out of the latter and/or arranged thereon and which in the secured condition is located on the inner side of the plate-like element (61), that facing the wheel (125), such that an outer surface of the plate-like element (61) on that side of the plate-like element (61) that is opposed to the inner side has a smaller spacing from frame parts (124) of the bicycle (124, 127) in the upper half of the vertical longitudinal extent of the plate-like element (61) than in the lower half, and such that an outer surface of the plate-like element (61) extends from the top downward in a direction that forms an acute angle of at least 5°

with the vertical in the secured condition.

2. The arrangement as claimed in the preceding claim, in which the bag (10) is hung from the single hanging point on the holding means (5).

3. The arrangement as claimed in either of the preceding claims, in which the arrangement has two plate-like elements (61a, 61b) which in the secured condition are arranged on mutually opposing sides of the wheel (125).

4. The arrangement as claimed in the preceding claim, in which the holding means (5) are part of a connection device, and in which the two plate-like elements (61) are connected to one another by way of the connection device.

5. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (61) is connected to the holding means (5) by way of at least part of the securing means (121).

6. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which in the secured condition the spacer (128) is located in the lower half of the vertical longitudinal extent of the plate-like element (61).

7. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (61) has an approximately planar outer surface which in the secured condition is opposed to the inner side of the plate-like element (61), that facing the wheel (125).

8. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (151) has in the region of its upper end a projection (157) which is the holding means or is part of the holding means.

9. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (151) has in the region of its upper end a grasping device (153, 154) for grasping a bicycle frame part (165), in which the grasping device (153, 154) is the securing means or part of the securing means.

10. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the securing means have an elongate elastic element (63) by means of which the plate-like element (61) is clamped to the frame (69) of the bicycle in the secured condition.

11. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the holding means have a securing device which is constructed to secure the holding means to the frame of the bicycle.

12. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the holding means have an elastic ring (34) on which at least one respective clamp-like projection (33) is arranged on opposing sides, in which the spacing between the opposing clamp-like projections (33a, 33b) is of a size in a relaxed condition of the elastic ring (34) such that it is smaller than the spacing between two frame parts which are spaced from one another transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bicycle and which extend in the longitudinal direction, and in which the elastic ring (34) is deformable such that the spacing between the opposing projections (33) increases.

13. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (61) has a length of at least half the diameter of a 24″

wheel in the vertical direction, that is at least 30.5 cm.

14. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (151) has, on a side facing the wheel in the mounted condition, at least one pivotal element (162a, 162b) which is pivotal about an axis of rotation that extends approximately perpendicular to the surface of the plate-like element (151).

17. The method as claimed in either of the two preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (61) is hung from a load carrier (127) which is arranged above the wheel.

18. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (61) is secured to frame parts (124) of the bicycle (124, 127) which are arranged to the side of the wheel (125).

19. The method as claimed in the preceding claim, in which the plate-like element (61) is connected to the frame parts (69) by way of at least one elongate elastic element (63).

20. The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the plate-like element (61) is arranged to the side of the wheel (125) such that an approximately planar outer surface of the plate-like element (61) whereof the surface normal is directed away from the wheel (125) is increasingly distant from the plane of rotation of the wheel (125) from the top downward.

15. A method of hanging bags from a bicycle (124, 127), in which:

a plate-like element (61) is secured to the bicycle (124, 127) such that the plate-like element (61) extends to the side of a wheel (125) of the bicycle (124, 127) from the top downward,

the plate-like element (61) is combined with a spacer (128) which is formed out of the latter and/or arranged thereon and which in the secured condition is located on the inner side of the plate-like element (61), that facing the wheel (125), such that an outer surface of the plate-like element (61) on that side of the plate-like element (61) that is opposed to the inner side has a smaller spacing from frame parts (124) of the bicycle (124, 127) in the upper half of the vertical longitudinal extent of the plate-like element (61) than in the lower half, and such that an outer surface of the plate-like element (61) extends from the top downward in a direction that forms an acute angle of at least 5°

with the vertical in the secured condition, and

a bag (10) is hung from a single hanging point on the frame of the bicycle (124, 127) such that the bag (10) bears against an outer surface of the plate-like element (61) which is remote from the wheel (125).

16. The method as claimed in the preceding claim, in which two plate-like elements (61) are arranged on mutually opposing sides of the wheel (125) to enable bags (10) to be hung on the opposing sides.