Patent ID: 6364334
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A disassemblable bicycle frame, including connecting means (24) for releasably joining together two frame parts (26, 28) along a plane of separation (30), comprisingan abutment with a supporting member (128) which extends from one frame part (26) through a plane containing the plans of separation (30) as far as a bearing (126) in the other frame part (28), and tensioning means (34) for bracing said two frame parts (26, 28), so that said supporting member (128) is supported against said bearing (126), and said two frame parts (26, 28) contact each other by their front faces, characterised in that the plane of separation (30) extends through a down tube (8) in said bicycle frame while having an inclination of about 45Â° relative to the center axis of said down tube; said supporting member is a hook (128) fastened in one down tube portion, and said abutment is a bolt (126) arranged in said other down tube portion, a section of which is encompassed by said hook (128); and in that said encompassing portion (130) of said hook (128) transfers a force component acting in the direction of the vertical axis of the bicycle to said bolt (126).