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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Bert Vermeulen, Cheyenne, WY (US);
Bert Vermeulen, Cheyenne, WY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system and method for packing a human-powerable vehicle uses two frame sections that pivot about a horizontal axis parallel to the central axis of the bottom bracket housing cylinder to convert from a rideable configuration to a packed configuration. The pivot axis for folding the two frame sections is located forward of a main seat tube and above a bottom bracket housing that are permanently and rigidly attached to each other and to rear stays for holding a rear wheel. The bottom of the main seat tube is located forward of the bottom bracket housing on the rear frame section. The front frame section rotates downward and clockwise, when looked at from the starboard side, through a rotation of approximately of about 180 degrees to convert from a rideable configuration to a packed configuration. A detachable connection located above the pivot axis rigidly secures the front frame section to the rear frame section when the frame is in a rideable configuration.