US 11,787,489 B2
Electric bicycle
Benjamin Raymond Bass, Madison, WI (US); Ben M. Lund, Delafield, WI (US); and Andrew Schmidt, Delafield, WI (US)
Assigned to SERIAL 1 CYCLE COMPANY, LLC, Hales Corners, WI (US)
Filed by Serial 1 Cycle Company, LLC, Hales Corners, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/928,406.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/874,663, filed on Jul. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0016850 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. B62J 6/028 (2020.01); B62J 43/28 (2020.01); B62J 43/30 (2020.01); B62J 43/13 (2020.01); B62K 19/34 (2006.01); B62M 6/90 (2010.01); B62H 5/00 (2006.01); B62J 6/015 (2020.01); B62J 6/045 (2020.01); B62K 19/44 (2006.01); B62M 6/70 (2010.01); E05B 67/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62H 5/003 (2013.01) [B62J 6/015 (2020.02); B62J 6/028 (2020.02); B62J 6/045 (2020.02); B62J 43/13 (2020.02); B62J 43/28 (2020.02); B62J 43/30 (2020.02); B62K 19/34 (2013.01); B62K 19/44 (2013.01); B62M 6/70 (2013.01); B62M 6/90 (2013.01); E05B 67/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle comprising:
a frame including:
a head tube;
a stem pivotally coupled to the head tube;
a down tube coupled to the head tube, the down tube defining a compartment opening;
a central hub coupled to the down tube opposite the head tube, the central hub defining an internal cavity, and the down tube and the central hub cooperatively defining a battery opening connected to the internal cavity; and
a pair of chain stays extending rearward of the central hub, the pair of chain stays including (i) a right chain stay terminating with a right dropout and (ii) a left chain stay terminating with a left dropout, wherein the right dropout defines a right recess and the left dropout defines a left recess;
a storage compartment including:
a door pivotally coupled to the down tube and positioned to selectively enclose the compartment opening; and
a receptacle disposed within the interior of the frame and positioned beneath the compartment opening;
a battery pack releasably received by the battery opening and at least partially recessed within the internal cavity of the central hub;
a pedal assist unit disposed within the internal cavity of the central hub and powered by the battery pack; and
a lighting system connected to the battery pack with wires extending internally through the frame, the lighting system including:
a right taillight disposed within the right recess; and
a left taillight disposed within the left recess;
wherein the right taillight and the left taillight extend along a rear surface and a side surface of the right dropout and the left dropout, respectively.