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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jan Talavasek, Knonau, CH;
Vincent Patureau, Zurich, CH;
Marco Sonderegger, Benzenschwil, CH;
Marc Pallure, Zug, CH;
Brandon Dale Sloan, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Joseph Edward Buckley, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Daniel Lentz, San Jose, CA (US);
Jamie Stafford, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC., Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a bicycle comprising a motor mounted to a motor mount of the bicycle frame. The motor mount includes a down tube mount coupled to a down tube, a chainstay mount coupled to a chainstay, and a side brace secured to the down tube mount and wrapping around one side of the motor to the chainstay mount. Preferably, when viewed from the side, the side brace extends directly from the down tube mount to the chainstay mount. Preferably, the motor mount further comprises a lower support secured to the down tube mount and wrapped around a bottom of the motor to the chainstay mount. The motor mount can further include an upper support connecting the seat tube mount to the down tube mount. This upper support can include an upper flange secured to the motor.