Sail rig for bicycle

Details Sail rig for bicycle Sail rig for bicycle

1984-06-20

1985-12-10

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

B62B 1500

Patent

active

045574952

ABSTRACT:
A sail rig is used on a standard bicycle having a frame, a saddle on the frame, a front wheel on the frame forward of the saddle, and handlebars on the frame forward of the saddle and connected to the front wheel for pivoting same and steering the bicycle. The sail rig has a sail frame formed of an upright yard having a center and upper and lower ends and a boom extending generally horizontally rearward from the center and having a rear end spaced horizontally therebehind. An upright sail spanned over the yard and boom is generally symmetrical to either side of the boom. A fitting secured to the bicycle frame between the saddle and handlebars forms a socket between the saddle and the handlebars and a holddown eye forward of the handlebars. An upright rigid mast secured in the socket has an upper end connected by a swivel joint with the sail frame generally at the yard center. A halyard having upper and lower ends secured to the respective upper and lower ends of the yard is secured between these ends below the boom to the bicycle frame at the holddown eye. Thus the sail can pivot about an axis through the pivot and the holddown eye. A sheet extends from the boom rearward of the swivel joint to a rider on the saddle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3572740 (1971-03-01), Rypinski
patent: 3836176 (1974-09-01), Ylvisaker
patent: 3986722 (1976-10-01), Patterson

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