Granted Patent B2

US 12,291,301 · App. 18/123,416 · Granted May 6, 2025

Inventors: John Zappa (Chicago, IL); Marta Guerrero Merino (Chicago, IL); Thomas Chiang (Glencoe, IL); David Filicicchia (West Chicago, IL); David Zappa (Wexford, PA)

B62J7/04B62J9/23B62J9/24B62J9/27B62J9/40

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. A container adapter plate for use with an attachment apparatus for securely attaching objects to a bicycle frame, comprising:

a lower layer;

an upper layer;

wherein the lower layer and the upper layer are adhered to each other;

wherein the lower layer includes a first end and a second end that are opposite to each other, and a first side and a second side that are opposite to each other;

wherein the lower layer includes one or more openings, each of which receive a T-nut and a corresponding screw;

wherein the one or more openings in the lower layer are arranged in a pattern;

wherein the lower layer fits within a bicycle transport platform that comprises a base with raised edges;

wherein the raised edges in the base of the transport platform include one or more cutout portions;

wherein the second side of the lower layer includes an extension that fits within one of the cutout portions of the transport platform;

wherein the upper layer includes a first side and a second side that are opposite to each other, and a first end and a second end that are opposite to each other;

wherein the upper layer includes one or more openings that receive the T-nut and the corresponding screw;

wherein the one or more openings in the upper layer are arranged in a pattern;

wherein the upper layer includes a first extended portion that extends over one of the raised edges in the base of the transport platform; and

wherein the first extended portion of the upper layer comprises a latching mechanism to lock the upper layer with the base of the transport platform.

2. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , wherein the base of the transport platform 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; and

wherein the cutout portions in the base include at least one hole that crosses through the surface of the base.

3. The container adapter plate of claim 2 , wherein the first side of the lower layer includes a cutout portion adapted to provide access to the at least one hole in one of the cutout portions of the base.

4. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , wherein the one or more openings in the upper layer are aligned with the one or more openings in the lower layer.

5. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , wherein the pattern in which the one or more openings in the lower layer are arranged comprises a first area of the lower layer having one or more rows of the one or more openings, and a second area of the lower layer having one or more rows of the one or more openings.

6. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , wherein the pattern in which the one or more openings in the upper layer are arranged comprises a first area of the upper layer having one or more rows of the one or more openings, and a second area of the upper layer having one or more rows of the one or more openings.

7. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , wherein the pattern in which the one or more openings in the lower layer are arranged comprises a first area of the lower layer having one or more rows of the one or more openings, and a second area of the lower layer having one or more rows of the one or more openings, and

wherein the pattern in which the one or more openings in the upper layer are arranged comprises a first area of the upper layer having one or more rows of the one or more openings, and a second area of the upper layer having one or more rows of the one or more openings, and

wherein the rows of the one or more openings in the first area of the upper layer align with the rows of the one or more openings in the first area of the lower layer, and

wherein the rows of the one or more openings in the second area of the upper layer align with the rows of the one or more openings in the second area of the lower layer.

8. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , wherein the second side of the upper layer includes an extension that fits whin one of the cutout portions of the transport platform.

9. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , further comprising a box or container having a bottom portion with one or more openings that are aligned with the one or more openings in the upper layer and the one or more openings in the lower layer.

10. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , wherein the latching mechanism to lock the upper layer with the base of the transport platform comprises a catch plate on the bottom of the first extended portion and a magnet attached to the second end of the base.

11. The container adapter plate of claim 1 , further comprising a second extended portion on the upper layer that extends over one of the raised edges in the base of the transport platform.

12. The container adapter plate of claim 11 , further comprising a second latching mechanism to secure the second extended portion on the upper layer with the second end of the base.

13. The container adapter plate of claim 12 , wherein the second latching mechanism is a cable clip.

Continuity (3)

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