Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – For rim – tire – or wheel
Patent
1979-05-14
1981-06-23
Marcus, Stephen
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
For rim, tire, or wheel
222610, 224148, 280289R, B62J 1100
Patent
active
042745667
ABSTRACT:
This is an improvement in the subject of my prior U.S. Pat. No. 4,095,812, and relates to an apparatus installable on a bicycle or other vehicle to enable the rider to drink water or other liquid while riding and without distracting his attention. A flexible drinking tube is retained on an improved retracting reel mechanism in a housing preferably attached to the upper horizontal frame member of a bicycle. The tube is continuous, with no rotary joints. The fixed inner end of the flexible tube is connected to a rigid or semi-rigid supply tube which extends into a water bottle mounted separately from the reel housing. In the improved retracting reel mechanism, the flexible drinking tube passes around two spaced sheaves. One sheave is guided for displacement in translation against the urging of a tension spring. When the rider pulls out the mouthpiece end of the drinking tube, this sheave moves linearly in the manner of a block-and-tackle to a degree, e.g., half the extension of the drinking tube. When the mouthpiece is released, the spring, via this sheave, automatically retracts the drinking tube. The axis of the other sheave is preferably fixed at an angle to permit the tube to clear the frame member. A check valve at the submerged end of the supply tube operates to keep the tubing system full of liquid.
REFERENCES:
patent: 581767 (1897-05-01), Powers
patent: 2002777 (1935-05-01), Johnson
patent: 3840153 (1974-10-01), Devlin
patent: 4095812 (1978-06-01), Rowe
Fleming Lawrence
Marcus Stephen
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