Patent ID: 6799771
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A folding bicycle comprising a frame (1) having a front portion (2) on which a steering post (12) is mounted, the steering post having a bottom end provided with a front wheel (13) and a top end provided with handlebars (14), a central portion (3) on which a seat (6) and a pedal unit (5) are mounted, and a rear portion (4) which comprises an arm (24) having a first end (24.1) on which a rear wheel (26) is mounted, the rear wheel being connected to the pedal unit (5) by transmission means (27), and an opposite, second end (24.2) connected to the central portion by a hinge (25) so that the rear wheel is movable between a spaced-apart position and a close-together position relative to the front wheel, wherein the seat is secured to a post (7) slidably received in a sheath (8) mounted on the central portion (3) to slide between an in-use position in which the seat (6) is remote from the pedal unit (5) and a shoulder surface (8.1) of the sheath is in abutment beneath the central portion, and a stowage position in which the seat is adjacent to the pedal unit, and wherein the sheath has means for locking the arm in the spaced-apart position, which means are arranged to co-operate with the second end of the arm and oppose movement of the sheath towards its stowage position when the sheath is in its in-use position.