Patent ID: 7533895
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A bicycle or velocipede frame comprising a front frame member, wherein the front frame member is comprised of a front frame head portion, and two front parallel portions that extend forwardly from the front frame head portion, then downwardly and forwardly, and then downwardly and rearwardly, circumscribing an arc until the two front parallel portions are extending approximately rearwardly, wherein the two front parallel portions are separated by a distance adequate to permit a front bicycle wheel to fit between them, the front frame head portion comprised of a top plate member, at least two tubular members, a bottom plate member, and front head attachment means to attach the top plate member to one end of each of the at least two tubular members and to attach the bottom plate member to the other end of each of the at least two tubular members, the front frame head portion and the two front parallel portions further comprised of materials from the group consisting of flexible materials, semi-rigid materials, and combinations of such materials, the two front parallel portions each having a cross section shaped as a circle, an ellipse, a square, a rectangle, a parallelogram, a trapezoid, or any combination thereof having one or more concave or convex arched surfaces, the front frame member further comprised of a front wheel assembly; and front wheel assembly attachment means to removably attach the front wheel assembly to the rearwardly extending portion of the front parallel portions of the front frame member.