Bicycle frame with removable down tube clips

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9708026
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14778486

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A bicycle frame having a replaceable flexible down tube assembly, wherein the down tube assembly includes a resilient arcuate down tube member with connectors in the form of releasable mounting clips removably attached to the ends of down tube member. The clips clamp on transverse mounting pins in stems attached to the bicycle frame at the ends of the down tube assembly. The clips are releasable to remove the down tube assembly from the frame for replacement or substitution of a down tube having different performance or appearance characteristics. The clips are removable from the down tube for separate replacement of clips and the down tube.

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ALTER CYCLES LTD3988 BURLINGAME SW WYOMING MI 49509

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Groendal, Mark L Wyoming, US 10 95

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