US 11,866,118 B2
Systems, devices, and methods for driving a wheel of a bicycle
Somnath Ray, Brooklyn, NY (US); and Michael Circosta, New Hope, PA (US)
Assigned to CLIP.BIKE Inc., Brooklyn, NY (US)
Filed by CLIP.BIKE Inc., Brooklyn, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/829,896.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,434, filed on Sep. 26, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/826,712, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0307738 A1, Oct. 1, 2020
Int. Cl. B62K 19/40 (2006.01); B62M 6/50 (2010.01)
CPC B62K 19/40 (2013.01) [B62M 6/50 (2013.01); B62K 2201/00 (2013.01); B62K 2204/00 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle drive assembly comprising:
at least one clamp for fixing to a bicycle;
a drive mechanism for driving a bicycle wheel; and
a plurality of elongate supports extending from the drive mechanism to the at least one clamp,
wherein when applied to a bicycle, a wheel of the bicycle passes partially between the elongate supports, and
wherein the at least one clamp comprises:
a plurality of clamps;
a tensioning conduit corresponding to each of the plurality of clamps, each tensioning conduit incorporated into a corresponding one of the plurality of elongate supports; and
an actuator for simultaneously tensioning the plurality of clamps by way of the tensioning conduits,
wherein each clamp of the plurality of clamps has a bracing element and a gripping segment, and wherein when the clamps are tensioned along the tensioning conduits, the gripping segment of each clamp is drawn towards the corresponding bracing element.