Patent ID: 7862064

Claim:
A recumbent bicycle, comprising: a main frame including a center tube having a wall defining a hollow interior, said wall being formed with a notch; a boom having a first end, a second end and a wall formed with an elongated slot extending in a direction between said first and second ends, said first end of said boom telescoping within said hollow interior of said center tube; a boom clamp mounted to said center tube, said boom clamp having a locator tab, said locator tab being inserted within said notch and into contact with said wall of said center tube, said locator tab being inserted within said slot and into contact with said wall of said boom, said locator tab preventing relative rotation between said center tube and said boom, said locator tab being moveable along said slot as said boom telescopes within said hollow interior of said center tube to maintain alignment of said boom with respect to said main frame, said boom clamp being effective to releasably connect said center tube and said boom.