Patent ID: 9242691
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B62K

Claim Text:
1. A bicycle comprising: front and rear wheels; and a longitudinal frame supported at each end by the wheels, the frame including a main frame having a head tube and a top tube, wherein the top tube is secured to the head tube at an intersection spaced from an upper end of the head tube, the intersection having a first lateral width perpendicular to the longitudinal frame, and the head tube above the intersection including a tapered portion that tapers upward to a second lateral width narrower than the first lateral width, and the head tube above the tapered portion including a flared portion that flares upward to a third lateral width wider than the second lateral width, wherein a horizontal cross-section taken through the tapered portion has an oblong shape perpendicular to the second lateral width, and wherein a horizontal cross-section taken through the flared portion has an oblong shape perpendicular to the third lateral width, wherein the tapered portion and the flared portion define an external surface of the frame.