Patent Publication Number: US-2013248569-A1

Title: Electronic device holder for a bicycle

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The invention relates to an electronic device holder for a bicycle and, more particularly, to an electronic device holder for placing a portable electronic device on a bicycle, to thereby use the electronic device when riding the bicycle and achieve the purpose of conveniently installing and removing. 
     2. Brief Description of the Related Art 
     With the popularity of cycling, nowadays, riding bicycles has become one of the popular fitness and leisure activities. In the long-distance riding, some portable electronic devices are often needed for using along with users, such as the path navigation of a smart phone or a navigation device, to avoid disoriented and taking the wrong way without obvious signs in the wild. Although some of the present bike accessories may provide the design for placing the portable electronic devices, they are not ideal in use or not necessarily usable. It is mainly because the specifications and species of electronic devices are various, once when not being usable, riders may only put electronic devices inside the pockets or bags in a difficult way, and take out for looking during riding, thus it is really inconvenient. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of this, the inventor finally completes the invention after numerous improvements, namely, the object of the invention is to provide an electronic device holder for a bicycle, to thereby use the electronic device when riding the bicycle and achieve the purpose of conveniently installing and removing. 
     To achieve the object, the electronic device holder for a bicycle according to the present invention consists of a fixed base, a belt body, a support unit, a left clamp and a right clamp, wherein: 
     the fixed base, a lateral hole is set on its base body, a concave hole is set on the bottom side of the base body, a soft cushion block is placed inside the concave hole, a lateral aperture is set on the block body of the soft cushion block, the lateral aperture is corresponding to the lateral hole on the base body, one side of the base body is extended and a first connector is set on it, a locking hole is set on the first connector for screwing a fixing bolt; 
     the belt body, which is passed through the lateral aperture of the fixed base, the first end of the belt body is a threaded end, the second end of the belt body has a ring sleeve for placing a frame of a buckle, a threaded hole is set on the buckle for threading the first end of the belt body, one surface of the belt body has a surface with velcro-function; 
     the support unit, which is a baffle extended forward from the lower end of a flat board, a second connector is extended from one side of the baffle, a spring is set on the front end of the second connector, a locking hole set on the second connector is corresponded to the locking hole of the first connector for fixedly screwing a passed-through fixing bolt on a nut, and a first chute and a second chute corresponding mutually are set on the left side and the right side of the flat board; 
     the left clamp, which is consisted of a U-shaped plate body, is placed on the left side of the flat board of the support unit, the U-shaped plate body has an opening containing chamber, a first hook columns is set on the back side of the left clamp corresponding to the first chute, a location column is set on the front side of the first hook column, the location column is wrapped in a spring and limited in the first chute; 
     the right clamp, which is consisted of a U-shaped plate body, is placed on the right side of the flat board of the support unit, the U-shaped plate body has an opening containing chamber, a second hook columns is set on the back side of the right clamp corresponding to the second chute, a location column is set on the front side of the second hook column, the location column is wrapped in a spring and limited in the second chute. 
     The abovementioned left clamp, wherein the width of the front side of the U-shaped plate body of the left clamp is smaller than the width of its back side. 
     The abovementioned right clamp, wherein the width of the front side of the U-shaped plate body of the right clamp is smaller than the width of its back side. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       The detail structure, the applied principle, the function and the effectiveness of the present invention can be more fully understood with reference to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a three-dimensional exploded diagram according to the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a three-dimensional diagram according to the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram ( 1 ) of action according to the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram ( 2 ) of action according to the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram ( 3 ) of action according to the present invention; and 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram of the embodiment according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The above and further objects and novel features of the invention will more fully appear from the following detailed description when the same is read in connection with the accompanying drawing. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawing is for purpose of illustration only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , the electronic device holder A for a bicycle according to the present invention consists of a fixed base  1 , a belt body  2 , a support unit  3 , a left clamp  41  and a right clamp  42 , wherein: 
     the fixed base  1 , a lateral hole  111  is set on its base body  11 , a concave hole  112  is set on the bottom side of the base body  11 , a soft cushion block  12  is placed inside the concave hole  112 , a lateral aperture  120  is set on the block body  121  of the soft cushion block  12 , the lateral aperture  120  is corresponding to the lateral hole  111  on the base body  11 , one side of the base body  11  is extended and a first connector  113  is set on it, a locking hole  114  is set on the first connector  113  for screwing a fixing bolt  13 ; 
     the belt body  2 , which is passed through the lateral aperture  120  of the fixed base  1 , the first end  21  of the belt body  2  is a threaded end, the second end  22  of the belt body  21  has a ring sleeve  220  for placing a frame  231  of a buckle  23 , a threaded hole  232  is set on the buckle  23  for threading the first end  21  of the belt body  23 , one surface  201  of the belt body  2  has a surface with velcro-function; 
     the support unit  3 , which is a baffle  32  extended forward from the lower end of a flat board  31 , a second connector  33  is extended from one side of the baffle  32 , a spring S is set on the front end of the second connector  33 , a locking hole  331  set on the second connector  33  is corresponded to the locking hole  114  of the first connector  113  for fixedly screwing a passed-through fixing bolt  13 , and a first chute  311  and a second chute  312  corresponding mutually are set on the left side and the right side of the flat board  31 ; 
     the left clamp  41 , which is consisted of a U-shaped plate body  410 , is placed on the left side of the flat board  31  of the support unit  3 , the U-shaped plate body  410  has an opening containing chamber  411 , a first hook column  412  is set on the back side of the left clamp  41  corresponding to the first chute  311 , a location column  413  is set on the front side of the first hook column  412  (as shown in  FIG. 4 ), the location column  413  is wrapped in a spring  34  and limited in the first chute  311 ; 
     the right clamp  42 , which is consisted of a U-shaped plate body  420 , is placed on the right side of the flat board  31  of the support unit  3 , the U-shaped plate body  420  has an opening containing chamber  421 , a second hook columns  422  is set on the back side of the right clamp  42  corresponding to the second chute  312 , a location column  423  is set on the front side of the second hook column  422 , the location column  423  is wrapped in a spring  34  and limited in the second chute  312 . 
     By the composition of the above elements (as shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 ), when setting up, first attaching the fixed base  1  with the soft cushion block  12  on the bottom side on the handle lever  61  of the bicycle  6  (as shown in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 ), surrounding the handle lever  61  with the first end  21  of the belt body  2  that is passed through the lateral aperture  120  of the fixed base  1 , passing the first end  21  through the threaded hole  232  and tightening, and partly posting redundant belt body  2  on the surface  201  of the surrounded part. Since the surface  201  of the belt body  2  has velcro-function, it may be bonded, not easy to fall off or move. Next, users may loose the fixing bolt  13  by using tools, adjust the support unit  3  to an ideal position for placing, watch and operate an electronic device  5 , and lock the fixing bolt  13  after adjusting. When riding the bicycle  6 , users may pull open the left clamp  41  and the right clamp  42  by fingers, and loosing the left clamp  41  and the right clamp  42  after putting the electronic device  5  in the inner containing chambers  411 ,  421 . Since the elasticity of the spring  34 , the first hook column  412  and the second hook column  422  respectively move along the first chute  311  and the second chute  312 , and the left clamp  41  and the right clamp  42  are linked to clamp the electronic device tightly, to thereby provide the purpose of conveniently operating and watching the electronic device  5  when riding the bicycle (such as watching the navigation path or operating the phone). 
     Besides, if users want to remove the holder A, taking out the electronic device  5  from the inner containing chambers  411 ,  421  of the left clamp  41  and the right clamp  42 , pulling the first end  21  of the belt body  2  reversely by fingers, the belt body  2  may be away from the bonded surface  201  and the holder A may be removed from the handle lever  61 . 
     The above left clamp  41 , wherein the width of the front side  415  of the U-shaped plate body  410  is smaller than the width of the back side  414  of the U-shaped plate body  410 . 
     The above right clamp  42 , wherein the width of the front side  425  of the U-shaped plate body  420  is smaller than the width of the back side  424  of the U-shaped plate body  420 . 
     Above all, the holder of the present invention may be generally installed on various handle levers with different specification, and all kinds of electronic devices may be clamped due to the removable left and right clamps. Otherwise, the present invention may be installed and removed conveniently, the drawbacks of the conventional design may be improved and the present invention has innovation and progressive effectiveness.