Bicycle fork protector and wheel reflector apparatus

Details Bicycle fork protector and wheel reflector apparatus Bicycle fork protector and wheel reflector apparatus

1989-01-27

1990-05-15

Mitchell, David M.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

280293, 2803043, 350 99, B62H 300, B62J 2300

Patent

active

049252046

ABSTRACT:
It is common for bicycle riders to remove the bicycle front wheel and secure it with a lock and chain to the bicycle back wheel and frame when parking a bicycle. In such a case, the front fork of the bicycle then engages the ground. This often causes damage to the front fork or to the drop out slots in the front fork. To this end, a bicycle fork protector has been devised, the fork protector secured in the drop out slots of the blades of the front fork, the fork protector adapted to be interposed between the front fork and the ground. The fork protector consists of a generally elongated flat plate made of durable material with two pairs of opposite sides, one elongated side being a rounded side, the rounded side having a dense shock absorbing material strip adhesively attached thereto adapted to engage the ground. The opposite straight side is wedged into and frictionally held by the drop out slots of the bicycle front fork. In alternate embodiments, structure is provided to secure the fork protector to the bicycle front fork and to selectively place reflective material on the protector and be held to a spoke in order that the protector may double as a safety reflector for a bicycle wheel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3979113 (1976-09-01), Uhl et al.
patent: 4201448 (1980-05-01), Kagayama
patent: 4563016 (1986-01-01), Holleron, Jr.

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