Patent ID: 6623023
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A bicycle comprising:a front wheel and a rear wheel; a saddle on which a rider rides; a pair of pedals to which said rider imparts drive force; a first frame for holding said front wheel in a rotative manner; a handle for changing the direction of said front wheel; a second frame for holding said rear wheel in a rotative manner; a linking portion for linking a linking member of said first frame with a linking member of said second frame; a stem for linking said front wheel and said handle, said stem being offset from the center of a direction changing axis of said front wheel; and a stem holding portion for pivotally lowering said stem relative to said front wheel and said first frame, and a locking portion for locking said stem pivotally lowered onto said first frame; wherein when said first frame and said second frame are brought toward each other by lifting said linking portion with said front wheel and said rear wheel kept in contact with the ground, said bicycle is in a folded position with said front wheel and said rear wheel overlapping each other in at least one portion.