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Granted Patent B2
US 11,613,322 · App. 17/382,100 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Attachment apparatus and/or system for securely attaching objects to a bicycle frame

Inventors: John Zappa (Chicago, IL); Marta Guerrero Merino (Chicago, IL); David Lopez Alonso (Denver, CO); Alejandro Herrera Perdomo (Chicago, IL); Thomas Chiang (Glencoe, IL); David Filicicchia (West Chicago, IL); David Zappa (Wexford, PA); Mary Lubben (Chicago, IL)
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Patent No.
US 11,613,322
App. No.
17/382,100
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An attachment apparatus and/or system for securely attaching objects to a bicycle frame having a transport platform that is attachable to the top of a bicycle rack.

Claims (45)

1. An attachment apparatus for securely attaching objects to a bicycle frame, comprising:

a transport platform configured to be attached to a bicycle rack;

wherein the transport platform comprises a base with raised edges having one or more cutout portions;

wherein the base includes:

a first end and a second end that are parallel to each other and have the same length,

a first side and a second side that are parallel to each other and have the same length, and

wherein the length of the first and second sides of the base is greater than the length of the first and second ends of the base;

wherein the base further includes one or more holes on the cutout portions that cross through the surface of the base;

a caddy attachment having a rim and a bottom portion;

a single piece rail configured to be mechanically inserted or fitted into grooves at the bottom of the base;

wherein the rail includes:

a first end and a second end that are parallel to each other and have the same length,

a first side and a second side that are parallel to each other and have the same length,

wherein the length of the first and second sides of the rail is greater than the length of the first and second ends of the rail;

wherein the rail protrudes or extends beyond the perimeter of the first and second sides of the base, thus creating a cavity between the corresponding first and second sides of the base and the corresponding first and second sides of the rail; and

wherein a first portion of the rim of the caddy attachment is secured to the cutout portions of the base and a second portion of the rim is resting on the rail.

2. The attachment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transport platform comprises a solar panel fastened to the base.

3. The attachment apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the solar panel comprises one or more photovoltaic panels to collect solar energy and a battery to store solar energy.

4. The attachment apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the solar panel is configured to fit within the raised edges of the base.

5. The attachment apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the solar panel includes one or more holes with threaded inserts configured to receive one or more screws.

6. The attachment apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the one or more holes correspond with two holes on the cutout portions of the base.

7. The attachment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion of the caddy attachment includes:

a first bar having a first end and a second end;

a second bar having a first end and a second end; and

wherein the first and second bars are parallel to each other.

8. The attachment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion of the caddy attachment is U-shaped.

9. The attachment apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the bottom portion of the caddy attachment includes one or more support bars connecting opposing portions of the first bar, and one or more support bars connecting opposing portions of the second bar.

10. The attachment apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first and second bars include one or more junctures that cause the bottom portion of the caddy attachment to have a zigzag shape.

11. The attachment apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the caddy attachment comprises one or more elastic bands to secure different sized U-shaped locks.

12. The attachment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rim includes:

a top end and a bottom end, wherein said top and bottom ends are parallel to each other and have the same length;

a first side and second side, wherein said first and second sides are parallel to each other and have the same length; and

wherein the length of the top and bottom ends is greater than the length of the first and second sides.

13. The attachment apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the first and second ends of the first bar are perpendicular welded or connected to the first side of the rim; and

the first and second ends of the second bar are welded or connected to the second side of the rim.

14. The attachment apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the first and second ends of the first bar are perpendicular welded or connected to the top end of the rim; and

the first and second ends of the second bar are welded or connected to the bottom end of the rim.

15. The attachment apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the rim has one or more indented portions.

16. The attachment apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the top end includes one or more folded sections that permit the rim to fit over the rail.

17. The attachment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rim has one or more indented portions.

18. The attachment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more holes on the cutout portions include threaded inserts configured to receive one or more screws.

19. The attachment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the caddy attachment is secured to the base via one or more screws.

20. The attachment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the caddy attachment comprises one or more bands that provide friction and restrict movement of an item inserted through the rim.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2021
From: ZAPPA, JOHN; GUERRERO MERINO, MARTA; LOPEZ ALONSO, DAVID; HERRERA PERDOMO, ALEJANDRO; CHIANG, THOMAS; FILICICCHIA, DAVID; ZAPPA, DAVID; LUBBEN, MARY
To: ZAPPAWHEELS LLC
Reel/Frame 056991/0082 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16698672 · Nov 27, 2019
Related Publication 20210347429A1 · Nov 11, 2021