Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached cycle
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-19
2001-04-17
Vidovich, Gregory M. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached cycle
C224S428000, C224S435000, C224S443000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06216929
ABSTRACT:
The content of Application No 98810830.4 filed Aug. 21, 1998 in Europe is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a device designed to protect a bottle fixed to the frame or to any other part of a bicycle or similar vehicle
The term bicycle or similar kind of vehicle is used to represent any pedal or motor-driven two-wheel vehicle such as a moped or a motorcycle. The term could equally apply to other types of pedal-driven vehicles having more than two wheels.
2. Description of Related Art
In past years it has become commonplace to equip bicycle frames with a holder or cage (hereafter referred to as the “cage”) on or in which it is possible to fix a bottle allowing the cyclist to drink while riding. The cage or holder is usually fixed to the frame by two screws and has at least one component acting as a clamp to avoid the bottle coming loose when riding over bumpy terrain.
The major shortcoming of these systems is that the cap of the bottle which the cyclist, puts to his or her mouth to drink, is in no way protected from the dirt of the road. Thus, during a ride, the bottle and in particular its cap will be covered with dirt and dust requiring the cyclist to stop and clean the cap or try to clean it while riding, which may be dangerous. But of course even after wiping off the dirt from the bottle's cap macroscopically, chemical and organic contaminants are still present, which may represent a real health hazard.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore an object of the invention is to propose a protective device for a bottle installed on a cage or holder on a bicycle or similar vehicle, thus avoiding the cap of the bottle to be covered with dirt during a ride.
A further object of the invention is to make the protective device user friendly, needing no complicated maneuvering on behalf of the cyclist to open or close the device and allowing the cyclist to remove and replace the bottle in its cage in a normal manner without hindering the cyclist's natural riding movements.
Another object of the invention is to allow the protective device to be installed and used with any type of existing bottle cage and bottle size. It should be possible to mount the device in any usual position and on any type of frame for any type of bicycle or similar vehicle.
Finally, the device has to be simple in design and not prone to malfunctioning, requiring no maintenance except for regular cleaning.
These different objects are fulfilled by the protective device described in the specification and claim
1
. Three varying embodiments of the device are described in claims
8
,
12
and
15
. The dependant claims each describe the specific technical details of each embodiment. Claims
16
to
18
describe possible ways to market the device.
The other advantages of the invention are detailed in the following description which gives specific information on the three embodiments.
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Bonard Yves
Fodor Thomas
Moret Philippe
Lumberton International Inc.
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
Vidovich Gregory M.
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