Bicycle improvement

• US 4,585,244 A
• Filed: 08/20/1984
• Issued: 04/29/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Spector, Victor Testa Sr
• Original Assignee: George Spector, Victor Testa Sr
• Inventors: Spector, George, Testa, Victor Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Love, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/642,588
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 280/259, 280/260
• US Class Current: 280/260
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 17/00 Transmissions characterised by use of rotary shaft, e.g. cardan shaft

Abstract

An improved bicycle is provided and consists of a universal joint connecting the proximal ends of drive shaft sections together for transmitting motion from a crank axle to a drive wheel and bearing blocks mounted transversely across support arms to rotatably hold rear section of the drive shaft in position. In a modification the rear section of the drive shaft is adjustable.

Claims

1. An improved bicycle of the type having a frame with a seat stay and a seat tube, a drive wheel and a crank axle wherein the improvement comprises:

(a) a drive shaft for transmitting motion from said crank axle to said drive wheel, said drive shaft composed of two sections;

(b) a universal joint connecting proximal ends of said drive shaft sections together;

(c) a gear box housing for said crank axle, said gear box housing is mounted to the proximal end of said seat tube;

(d) a pair of support arms extending parallel between said drive shaft and affixed at proximal ends to said seat stay and said gear box housing;

(e) a pair of bearing blocks, each said bearing block mounted transversely across said support arms to rotatably hold a rear section of said drive shaft in portion wherein said rear section of said drive shaft is adjustable and further comprises;

(a) a first shaft member having a square shaped internal recess;

(b) a second shaft member having a square shaped extension rod to slideably engage said recess in said first shaft member;

(c) a flexible gromment mounted over said extension rod of said second shaft member to butt against proximal ends of said first and second shaft members; and

(d) a spring mounted to the bottom of said recess in said first shaft member and to the end of said extension rod so as to bias said first and second shaft members together.