Patent ID: 7694988

Claim:
A bicycle sound generating apparatus for attachment to a bicycle frame at an attachment location, comprising: a flexible elongated member having first and second opposing ends and having sufficient flexibility to permit the first end to be wrapped around the attachment location of the bicycle frame, the elongated member having a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end and sufficient length to wrap around the bicycle frame at the attachment location with the elongated member second end having sufficient length to extend from the attachment location to an engagement position to permit engagement of bicycle spokes by the second end as a bicycle wheel rotates; first and second parallel slits in the elongated member transverse to the longitudinal axis and sized to permit the insertion of the second end; an aperture positioned along the longitudinal axis of the elongated member with the aperture being positioned at a distance from the second end to permit the second end to project from the attachment location to the engagement position; and a fastener sized to fit through the aperture and having sufficient length to completely encircle the elongated member and the bicycle frame at the attachment location to thereby secure the elongated member at the attachment location.