Patent ID: 8430414
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A folding bicycle comprising, a rear wheel assembly including a rear wheel, and a wheel carrier; a central frame assembly including a main frame member, a head tube, a seat tube, a down tube, and a bottom bracket; a steering assembly including a front wheel, a fork, a steering tube, a handlebar, and a handlebar stem; a seat assembly including a seat post and a seat; a main frame hinge; a rear wheel axle traversing through and perpendicular to the wheel carrier; the handlebar stem being connected to the steering tube; the seat being connected to the seat post; the seat post traversing through the seat tube; the main frame hinge comprising a hinge axis; and the main frame hinge interconnecting the main frame member and the head tube, wherein the head tube and the steering assembly can pivot in an inclined plane relative to the main frame member through approximately 90 degrees to a folded position by movement downward, then upward and backward, so that the front wheel may be brought to lie alongside the central frame assembly in a plane inclined at a first acute angle relative to the vertical longitudinal plane, and to overlap the main frame member in a side view of the bicycle when folded.