Patent ID: 9371108
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B62K,E05D,F16B,F16C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A folding device for a bicycle for connecting a first component and a second component of a frame or of a steering rod, comprising: a first hinge element disposed on a hinge side of the first component; a second hinge element disposed on a hinge side of the second component, the first hinge element and the second hinge element being rotatably connected about a common axis; and a locking mechanism disposed opposite the hinge side of the first component comprising wherein the locking assembly is coming into contact with the clamping surface when the locking assembly is rotated towards the clamping surface in a locked state and wherein in the locked state the locking assembly exerts a force onto the clamping surface, causing the first component and the second component to be firmly connected, and wherein the clamping surface is arranged eccentric relative to a rotational axis of the locking assembly and in the locked state the rotational axis of the locking assembly lies inside a circle that is defined by a radius of curvature of the clamping surface.