| CPC B62J 45/00 (2020.02) [B60H 1/00428 (2013.01); B60H 1/00535 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A bicycle air conditioning assembly for cooling a rider of a bicycle, said assembly comprising:
the bicycle having a frame, a pair of forks rotatably integrated into the frame, a pair of handle bars attached to the forks, a front wheel rotatably attached to said forks, a rear wheel rotatably attached to said frame, and a seat movably integrated into said frame;
a housing being attached to said bicycle, said housing curving upwardly and forwardly on said bicycle wherein said housing is configured to extend over a rider of the bicycle;
an air conditioning unit being integrated into said housing, said air conditioning unit being actuatable into a cooling condition having said air conditioning unit blowing cooled air outwardly from said housing wherein said air conditioning unit is configured to cool the rider when the rider is riding said bicycle;
a control box being attached to said handlebars such that said control box is accessible to the rider, said control box being in communication with said air conditioning unit for controlling a temperature of said air conditioning unit and for actuating or de-actuating said air conditioning unit;
wherein said housing has a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, said outer wall having a front side and a back side, said front side being concavely arcuate between said first end and said second end, such that said front side defines a semi-circular shape, said back side being rounded such that said back side curves away from said front side, said first end tapering to a point having said back side sloping to join said front side at said point, said second end being flattened having said back side sloping to join said front side at said second end, said housing having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge each extending between said first end and said second end, each of said front side and said back side intersecting at said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge, each of said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge having a curved portion curving outwardly from a centerline of said housing such that said housing has a shape resembling a hood of a cobra when viewed from said back side;
wherein said front side has a pair of air openings each extending into an interior of said housing wherein said air openings are configured to pass air through said front side, each of said air openings being spaced from a respective one of said first end and said second end of said housing; and
wherein said back side has an intake opening extending into said interior of said housing wherein said intake opening is configured to pass air through said back side.
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