Integrated bicycle frame bag

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10427742-B2
Application number	US-201715818615-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2017
Priority date	Nov 18, 2016
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A bicycle frame bag includes a bag body, a first frame and a second frame. The bag body includes a bag top, a bag bottom, a first bag side and a second bag side opposite the first bag side, the first bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at first edges, the second bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at second edges opposite the first edges. The first frame includes at least a first arm and a second arm operatively coupled to each other to form a first angle that is substantially the same as an angle between two adjacent tubes of a bicycle frame. The second frame includes at least a third arm and a fourth arm operatively coupled to each other to form a second angle that is substantially the same as the angle between the two adjacent tubes.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bicycle frame bag comprising:
a bag body including a bag top, a bag bottom, a first bag side and a second bag side opposite the first bag side, the first bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at first edges, the second bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at second edges opposite the first edges;
a first frame including at least a first arm and a second arm operatively coupled to each other to resiliently maintain a first angle between the first and second arms that is less than 10 degrees different from an angle between two adjacent tubes of a bicycle frame, the first frame positioned adjacent to the first edges of the first bag side of the bag body;
a second frame including at least a third arm and a fourth arm operatively coupled to each other to resiliently maintain a second angle between the third and fourth arms that is less than 10 degrees different from the angle between the two adjacent tubes of the bicycle frame, the second frame positioned adjacent to the second edges of the second bag side of the bag body;
at least a first stitch line disposed across at least a portion of the bag top between the first and second frames, a dimension of the portion of the bag top along the at least a first stitch line narrowing to less than a dimension of the bag top adjacent to the first and second edges; and
at least a second stitch line disposed across at least a portion of the bag bottom between the first and second frames, a dimension of the portion of the bag bottom along the at least a second stitch line narrowing to less than a dimension of the bag bottom adjacent to the first and second edges.

2. The bicycle frame bag of claim 1 , further comprising a fin extending outward from the bicycle frame bag and comprising a recess on a rear side of the fin positioned and sized to receive a shock pivot support into the recess.

3. The bicycle frame bag of claim 1 , further comprising a fin made of a polyethylene board.

4. The bicycle frame bag of claim 1 , further comprising a fin directly connected to the bag top at a first location and a second location with the fin disconnected from the bag top between the first location and the second location, the fin adapted to resiliently bias against a shock pivot support when installed between two adjacent tubes of a bicycle frame having the shock pivot support.

5. The bicycle frame bag of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first arm and the second arm has a length greater than a dimension of an opening defined by tubes of the bicycle frame.

6. The bicycle frame bag of claim 1 , wherein the bag body comprises ethylene-vinyl acetate foam.

7. The bicycle frame bag of claim 1 , further comprising a grip texture on an exterior of the bag top and the bag bottom.

8. The bicycle frame bag of claim 1 , wherein the at least a first stitch line comprises at least two first stitch lines each spaced equally from the respective first and second edges on the bag top, and wherein the at least a second stitch line comprises at least two second stitch lines each spaced equally from the respective first and second edges on the bag bottom.

9. A bicycle frame bag comprising:
a fin extending outward from the bicycle frame bag and comprising a recess on a rear side of the fin positioned and sized to receive a shock pivot support into the recess;
a bag body including a bag top, a bag bottom, a first bag side and a second bag side opposite the first bag side, the first bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at first edges, the second bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at second edges opposite the first edges;
a first frame including at least a first arm and a second arm operatively coupled to each other to form a first angle between the first and second arms that is less than 10 degrees different from an angle between two adjacent tubes of a bicycle frame, the first frame positioned adjacent to the first edges of the first bag side of the bag body; and
a second frame including at least a third arm and a fourth arm operatively coupled to each other to form a second angle between the third and fourth arms that is less than 10 degrees different from the angle between the two adjacent tubes of the bicycle frame, the second frame positioned adjacent to the second edges of the second bag side of the bag body.

10. The bicycle frame bag of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first arm and the second arm has a length greater than a dimension of an opening defined by tubes of the bicycle frame.

11. The bicycle frame bag of claim 9 , wherein the bag body comprises ethylene-vinyl acetate foam.

12. The bicycle frame bag of claim 9 , further comprising a grip texture on an exterior of the bag top and the bag bottom.

13. A bicycle frame bag comprising:
a bag body including a bag top, a bag bottom, a first bag side and a second bag side opposite the first bag side, the first bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at first edges, the second bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at second edges opposite the first edges;
a first frame including at least a first arm and a second arm operatively coupled to each other to form a first angle between the first and second arms that is less than 10 degrees different from an angle between two adjacent tubes of a bicycle frame, the first frame positioned adjacent to the first edges of the first bag side of the bag body; and
a second frame including at least a third arm and a fourth arm operatively coupled to each other to form a second angle between the third and fourth arms that is less than 10 degrees different from the angle between the two adjacent tubes of the bicycle frame, the second frame positioned adjacent to the second edges of the second bag side of the bag body;

further comprising:
at least a first stitch line disposed across at least a portion of the bag top between the first and second frames, a dimension of the portion of the bag top along the at least a first stitch line narrowing to less than a dimension of the bag top adjacent to the first and second edges; and
at least a second stitch line disposed across at least a portion of the bag bottom between the first and second frames, a dimension of the portion of the bag bottom along the at least a second stitch line narrowing to less than a dimension of the bag bottom adjacent to the first and second edges.

14. The bicycle frame bag of claim 13 , wherein the at least a first stitch line comprises at least two first stitch lines each spaced equally from the respective first and second edges on the bag top, and wherein the at least a second stitch line comprises at least two second stitch lines each spaced equally from the respective first and second edges on the bag bottom.

15. The bicycle frame bag of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first arm and the second arm has a length greater than a dimension of an opening defined by tubes of the bicycle frame.

16. A bicycle frame bag comprising:
a bag body including a bag top, a bag bottom, a first bag side and a second bag side opposite the first bag side, the first bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at first edges, the second bag side connecting with the bag top and the bag bottom at second edges opposite the first edges;
a first frame including at least a first arm and a second arm operatively coupled to each other to form a first angle between the first and second arms that is less than 10 degrees different from an angle between two adjacent tubes of a bicycle frame, the fir

Assignees

• Bell Sports Inc

Inventors

• Osada Tad
• Koo Kelvin
• Lo Roxanne
• Morgan Tom

Classifications

• B62K19/40 Primary

  for attaching accessories, e.g. article carriers, lamps · CPC title

• B62J9/22 Primary

  between the main frame tubes, e.g. suspended from the top tube · CPC title

• B62J9/005 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic