Bicycle balance trainer

Details Bicycle balance trainer Bicycle balance trainer

1994-04-29

1995-03-07

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

2802884, 280293, 267135, B62K 900, B62K 1930

Patent

active

053951301

ABSTRACT:
An attachment for a two wheeled bicycle allowing a mentor to provide a graduated correcting and stabilizing force to the bicycle for aiding a novice rider to maintain balance and gain confidence. The attachment comprises two substantially parallel rigid tubular members having an inside diameter being fastened to a bicycle frame and a hairpin shaped handle having a resilient connection to the members. The hairpin includes a U-shaped portion having extended straight parallel limbs. The end of each straight limb is connected to a spring-like bendable element which is inserted partly or fully into the tubular members. The spring-like elements have a sliding interference fit within the interior of the tubular members. The U-shaped handle allows gripping by the mentor who adjusts the degree of correcting and stabilizing force provided by the attachment by moving the spring-like bendable elements further into the tubular members, thereby reducing the available flexing length for greater stabilizing force or by partially withdrawing the spring-like bendable elements from the tubular members, thereby increasing the available flexing length, for reduced stabilizing force. A locking device is provided to retain the straight sections of the U-shaped handle when fully inserted into the tubular members.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4917398 (1990-04-01), de Miranda Pinto
patent: 5028066 (1991-07-01), Garth
patent: 5154096 (1992-10-01), Geller et al
patent: 5215037 (1993-06-01), Allred
patent: 5242183 (1993-09-01), Oberg et al.
patent: 5303944 (1994-04-01), Kalmus

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