Patent ID: 6929277

Claim:
A break apart bicycle comprising: (a) a front frame section including a head tube, a fork, two handle bars, a front wheel releasably coupled to the fork by a first quick release, a crossbar, a down tube extending rearwardly and obliquely from the head tube, and a joint tube at a rear end of the crossbar; (b) a rear frame section including two foot pedals, a sprocket wheel having a front axle, a bottom bracket coupled to the foot pedals and front axle of the sprocket wheel, and a chain stay extending rearwardly from the bottom bracket to an axle of a rear wheel; (c) a sleeve extending forwardly and obliquely from the bottom bracket, the sleeve having an upper end for receiving a lower portion of the down tube therein, the sleeve including at least one longitudinal slit at the upper end thereof and a second quick release for coupling the lower portion of the down tube within the upper end of the sleeve by temporarily deforming the at least one longitudinal slit; (d) a seat post having a top saddle at an upper portion thereof and a lower portion, the joint tube including an upper end provided with at least one longitudinal slot for receiving the lower portion of the seat post therein, a third quick release for coupling the lower portion of the seat post to the upper end of the joint tube by temporarily deforming the at least one longitudinal slit; and (e) a seat tube extending upwardly from the bottom bracket and having an upper end provided with at least one longitudinal slit for receiving a lower portion of the joint tube therein, and a fourth quick release for coupling the lower portion of the joint tube within the upper end of the seat tube by temporarily deforming the at least one longitudinal slit.