Patent ID: 6446994
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A fender system for bicycles having a front wheel Mounted between fork dropouts and below a fork crown, a handlebar stem affixed to the fork, a rear wheel mounted between frame dropouts, a front brake a rear brake, a head tube frame member, a seat tube frame member, a top tube frame member joined to the seat tube, and a seat post inserted into the seat tube, said fender system comprising:a. A front fender comprised of a polymeric material and having, longitudinally, a thin middle section and a tubular opening running along each side of said fender, and further having a length sufficient to cover the circumferential portion of the front tire extending rearwardly from a point in front of the front brake to a point below the horizontal midpoint of the front wheel; b. A rear fender comprised of a polymeric material and having, longitudinally, a thin middle section and a tubular opening running along each side of said fender, and further having a length sufficient to cover the circumferential portion of the rear tire extending rearwardly from a point behind the bicycle bottom bracket to a point below the horizontal midpoint of the front wheel; c. A single fender support stay comprised of metal wire or tubing and adapted to be removably secured to a fork dropout at one end of said support stay and, at the other end of said support stay, to removably engage a tubular opening at the rearward end of the front fender; d. A single fender support stay comprised of metal wire or tubing and adapted to be removably secured to a frame dropout at one end of said support stay and, at the other end of said support stay, to removably engage a tubular opening at the rearward end of the rear fender; e. A fastening means adapted to releasably fasten over the front brake, thereby securing said front fender against the underside of the front brake and fork crown; f. A fastening means adapted to releasably fasten over the junction of the seat tube and top tube and in front of the bicycle seat post, thereby securing said rear fender against the underside of the rear brake; g. A fastening means adapted to releasably secure the rear fender against the rearward surface of the bicycle seat tube at the point of least clearance between the seat tube and rear tire.