FR2504080A1 - FIXING DEVICE FOR BICYCLE BASKET - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION CONCERNS THE INDUSTRY OF ACCESSORIES FOR CYCLES, MORE PARTICULARLY HANDLEBAR BASKETS. DEVICE FOR SUSPENSION IN HORIZONTAL POSITION OF A BASKET FOR BICYCLES WITH HOOKS 1 FOR SUSPENSION ON THE HANDLEBAR OF THE BICYCLE. THIS DEVICE INCLUDES, BELOW THE HOOKS, A SUPPORT 4 FOR SUPPORT AGAINST THE STEERING TUBE OR ITS HOLDER. THE BRACKET IS LONGITUDINALLY ADJUSTABLE IN A GUIDE 6 SHAPED ON THE FACE OF THE BASKET LOCATED IN REGARD TO THE STEERING TUBE, AND INCLUDING 13 SHOULDERS WHICH CAN ENGAGE IN THE NOTCHES 12 OF THE BRACKET TO LOCK THE LATTER IN THE DESIRED POSITION. APPLICATION TO BASKETS FOR BICYCLETS WHOSE HANDLEBAR AND OR STEERING TUBE ARE INDIFFERENTLY STRAIGHT OR INCLINED FORWARD OR BACK.

Description

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  Fastening device for bicycle basket.

  The present invention relates to a device for

  for a bicycle rack which allows you to mount the

  substantially vertically on the handlebar, that the

  it is fixed on a steering tube inclined forward, in

back or perfectly vertical.

  There are various types of bicycle baskets, intended to be mounted permanently or removably on a bicycle, most often on the handlebars These baskets are generally suspended by hooks on the handlebar itself, so that the basket part who faces the

  steering tube of the bicycle generally

  be this one or against its sheath This type of basket works

  perfectly and without appreciable inclination, as long as

  the handlebar is relatively straight or attached to a steering tube

  which is not too inclined forwards or backwards. However, on modern bicycles, it is more and more common to use a steering tube whose upper part is inclined, generally forwards, which places the handlebars sufficiently in front of the actual steering tube or In these conditions, the basket must be specially designed so that it can be mounted without being too inclined. Such a basket can only be adapted to one type of bicycle or, at best, to a bicycle.

  only type of combination of handlebar and steering tube.

  As the number of possible combinations and types of bicycles is very large, the problem can not be solved

materially this way.

  The invention thus has a purpose of fixing a device

  bike basket that allows to hang the basket without noticeable inclination on a handlebar of any

  what shape, whether it is attached to a steering tube

  tilted forward, vertical, or even tilted backward.

  The invention relates to a bicycle basket device to be suspended from a handlebar by two hooks, characterized in that the basket comprises a support, mounted below the hooks so as to bear against the tube

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  direction of the bicycle or its sheath, and in that this support is longitudinally adjustable relative to the

  side of the basket arranged opposite the steering tube.

  The support according to the invention is adjustably mounted in a guide on the side of the basket arranged in

  steering tube, this support comprising

  complementary forms of engagement that allow the support to slide in order to bring it into

guide in selected positions.

  According to the invention, the support guide comprises two rods which can be elastically brought closer to one another; these rods have rows of notches on their faces farthest from each other; and the guide has two shoulders that can engage in

  two opposite notches chosen from the rods.

  The invention will be better understood on reading the

  detailed description that will follow and review the

  attached drawings which represent, by way of example not

  limiting, an embodiment of the invention.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view

  a basket for a bicycle according to the invention.

  FIG. 2 is a sectional view along the line

A-A of Figure 1.

  FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view along the line B-B of FIG. 1, and showing the front support

its mounting on the basket.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the basket according to the invention has arms curved upwards which

  are mounted on the back side of the basket, in a conventional manner.

  that the upper extremities of these arms form cro-

  chets 1 which allow to hang the basket on the handlebars of a bicycle The configuration of the arms and hooks 1 is not part of the invention but the arms can

  may be slightly inclined towards the rear,

  thus making it easier to hang the basket on a

  handlebar mounted on a steering tube tilted backwards.

  The configuration of the basket 2 itself is also not part of the invention, the only requirement being

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  that the back side of the basket is as described above.

  However, according to the invention, the basket is preferably

  made of a suitable plastic material.

  As mentioned above, bicycle handlebars can have various shapes. There are those that are substantially straight, those that are steeply inclined, and a variety of intermediate shapes.

  bicycle are mounted on a steering tube which is re-

  linked to the front fork of the bicycle This steering tube

  It may also be substantially straight with the handlebars mounted either

  the rear, or in front of the tube.

  the steering tube can be tilted backwards

  or forward, which can change the posi-

  This combination of the shape of the handlebars and the steering tube means that a basket of the conventional type, as described above, would be suspended with the handlebars longitudinally in an area of at least cm.

  such an inclination as to be practically useless

corn.

  According to the invention, the rear face 3 of the basket 2

  has a protruding support 4 The free end of the sup-

  port 4, that is to say its end farthest from the rear face 3 of the basket, has a notch 5, shaped

  suitably, substantially in a semicircle, for

  against the steering tube or its sheath.

  vention, the support 4 is designed to fit in a recess of a guide 6 in one piece with the rear face 3 of the basket 2 According to the invention, the support 4 is adjustable, which allows a setting quite extended from the

  part which goes beyond face 3, and thus gives the possibility

  to hang the basket 2 on the handlebar in the vertical position

  tical, regardless of the shape of the handlebars and also, largely, regardless of shape and position

of the steering tube used.

  As is apparent from Figure 2-, the guide 6 is integral with the rear face 3 of the basket This guide has a full length along its recess 7 which receives the

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  adjustment portion 8 of the support 4 (FIG. 3) In addition,

  the recess 7 is shaped so that the support can slide longitudinally inside the recess

without appreciable play.

  Figure 3 shows the rear face 3 of the basket

  with guide 6 and recess 7 Figure 3 also shows

  the support structure 4, the free end of which

  a notch 5, substantially in the form of a semicircle.

  From the notched end of the support exceed two rods 9

  which are separated by a notch 10 whose inner end

  upper, adjacent to the notch 5, has two indentations 11 The bending of the material in the area of the indentations 11,

  makes the rods 9, at least to a certain extent, laterally

  The outer edges of the two rods 9,

  which advantageously have the shape of a flat plate

  also rows of notches 12, designed to

  n Engage in corresponding shoulders 13 of the guide 6 The protrusions 14 which separate the notches 12 come to bear against the inner side walls

  15 of the guide 6 when the two rods 9 are not constrained

  By exerting a pressure on the two rods 9 to bring them closer to one another, one can slide the

  support 4 in the longitudinal direction of the rods 9, which allows

  places at the shoulders 13 to engage in the notches 12

  In this way it is possible to adjust the distance

  this of the free end of the support 4 with respect to the face

back 3 of the basket 2.

  Alternatively, the support 4 may be cylindrical,

  with, at its free end, a notch similar to the

  5 described above This cylindrical portion is then threaded and is screwed into a corresponding thread of a

  guide mounted on the back side of the basket.

  According to another variant, it is possible to use a

  support in two parts, an upper part and a

  lower part articulated together, the upper part being pivotally mounted on the rear face 3 of the basket the

  along a line parallel to the upper edge of the

  back of the basket The bottom edge of the bottom

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  of the support comprises engagement members which can engage in corresponding members arranged in

  one or two vertical rows on the back of the pa-

  By fixing the lower part of the support in a chosen mounting position on the rear face 3 of the basket, it is possible to adjust the two parts of the support one by

  relationship to the other from different angles

  the two parts of the support are consequently located at variable distances from the rear face 3 of the basket. This joint must comprise a notch, similar to the notch 5 of the

Figure 3.

  Of course, the invention is in no way limited to the embodiment of the example described and shown, it is capable of numerous variants accessible to those skilled in the art, depending on the applications envisaged and

  without departing from the scope of the invention.

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Claims (3)

  1 device for a bicycle basket to be suspended from a handlebar by two hooks (1), characterized in that the   basket (2) comprises a support (4) mounted below the hooks   in order to bear against the steering tube of the bicycle or its sheath, said support being adjustable longitudinally with respect to the side of the basket disposed in look of the steering tube.   Device according to claim 1, characterized   in that the support (4) is adjustably mounted   in a guide (6) on the face (3) of the basket arranged in a   the steering tube, the guide (6) and the support (4) comprising complementary engagement members (12, 13) which allow the support (4) to slide to bring it into engagement with the guide (6). ) in a desired position.   Device according to claim 2, characterized   in that the portion (8) of the support (4) which can   smoothing in the guide (6) comprises two rods (9) which can   to be brought closer elastically, in that the rods   place rows of notches (12) on their most   distant from each other, and in that the guide (6) presents   two shoulders (13) which can engage in two   opposite notches chosen from the rods.