Patent ID: 9266579
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B62K

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle configured for conversion between expanded and folded arrangements, comprising: a front assembly including a head tube and a seat tube; a saddle telescopically coupled with the seat tube; a main frame assembly including a main frame member pivotally coupled at a front end with the front assembly by a frame hinge enabling pivoting of the front assembly relative to the main frame assembly in a vertical longitudinal plane; a rear wheel rotatably held by rear wheel carriers extending from the main frame member at a rear end; and a front wheel rotatably held by a fork rotatably received in the head tube; wherein the head tube is generally located between the seat tube and the rear wheel; and wherein the main frame member further comprises a crankset bottom bracket such that, in the folded arrangement, the crankset bottom bracket is closed to a wheelbase of the front and rear wheels than when in the expanded arrangement.