Patent ID: 6234864
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
To be attached to the frame of a bicycle, the bicycle frame being of varying dimensions at different sections thereof and the bicycle including at least one tire having a plurality of spokes which move during rotation of the tire, a sound producing device comprising:a clamp member, said clamp member including a pair of arms,said arms including a clamp head and a handle portion at opposite ends thereof,an attachment assembly structured to movably connect said arms to one another and to exert a biasing force on said arms such that said clamp heads are biased towards one another in a clamping position,a gripper structure disposed in an interior of each of said clamp heads, said gripper structure being formed of a high friction, resilient material so as to substantially conform to the varying dimensions of the bicycle frame, while restricting movement of said clamp member relative to the bicycle frame during use,at least one substantially rigid, yet flexible flap protruding from a distal end, adjacent said clamp head, of at least one of said arms, said flap being substantially elongate so as to contact the moving spokes of the bicycle,an elongate groove disposed in said distal end of each of said clamp arms, said elongate groove being structured and disposed receiving an edge of said flap securely therein,a latch member structured to be matingly and yet releasably received within a cooperatingly structured aperture formed on said clamp member.