Patent ID: 9266575
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B62J,B62K,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A container mount for a bicycle having aerobars with extensions, said container mount comprising: an attachment member adapted to clamp to an outer surface of a steerer tube of a bicycle, the attachment member comprising a first surface on a first side, a second surface on an opposite side, and a curved sidewall defining a steerer tube opening from the first surface to the second surface, said steerer tube opening adapted to receive and engage with the steerer tube, the curved sidewall having a first end and a second end; one or more support members coupled to the attachment member, the one or more support members comprising a center front support member extending forward from the attachment member generally perpendicular to a center axis of the steerer tube opening and a plurality of mounting openings on the first side, the plurality of mounting openings adapted to receive hardware of a water bottle cage and at least one of the plurality of mounting openings disposed along the center front support member; and wherein the first end of the curved sidewall transitions into the front center support member and the second end terminates adjacent to the first end to define the steerer tube opening, and the container mount is adapted to couple to the steerer tube above a portion of an aerobar coupled to the steerer tube such that the front center support member is in a position that is aligned with a center axis of the steerer tube; wherein the one or more support members comprise a center back support member extending back from the attachment member in a direction generally opposite from the center front support member; the plurality of mounting openings comprise at least one opening on the center front support member and at least one opening on the center back support member to receive the mounting hardware for the water bottle cage; wherein said plurality of mounting openings have their longitudinal axes aligned substantially parallel to and substantially coplanar with the longitudinal axis of the steerer tube opening; wherein said container mount is suitably configured to fit within an aerodynamic profile of a bicycle rider's torso in a position forward of the rider's torso and between the rider's arms; and wherein said container mount is further configured to permit the rider access to a container mounted thereon while the rider operates the bicycle maintaining aerodynamic form.