Patent ID: 6634664
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A multi-purpose mounting member for a bicycle fork, comprising:a rigid front support portion having a first end configured to be located adjacent the bicycle fork and a second end with a front accessory attachment portion located longitudinally between said first and second ends, said first end having a first end surface and said second end having a second end surface longitudinally spaced from said first end surface, said front accessory attachment portion having a longitudinally extending upper surface located between said first and second end surfaces and facing substantially in an upward direction when mounted to the bicycle fork and a longitudinally extending lower surface facing substantially in a downward direction that is substantially opposite to said upper direction when mounted to the bicycle fork, at least one of said upper and lower surfaces having an accessory mounting structure; a rear support portion having a first end coupled to said front support portion by a recessed portion to form a mounting recess between said front and rear support portions with a portion of the bicycle fork being receivable in said mounting recess, at least one of said first ends of said front and rear support portions being configured with at least one fork mounting portion to be fixedly coupled to the bicycle fork, said mounting recess being defined by a first end surface of said first end of said rear support portion said first end surface of said front support portion and said recessed portion; and at least one of several accessory components being fixedly coupled to said front support portion via said accessory mounting structure of said front accessory attachment portion, said at least one of several accessory components having a mounting portion at least partially overlying one of said upper and lower surfaces of said front accessory attachment portion such that said mounting portion of said at least one of several accessory components overlaps said front accessory attachment portion in the vertical direction said multi-purpose mounting member having an overall longitudinal arc shape in order to follow the annular circumference of a bicycle wheel that is coupled to the bicycle fork.