DE10041019A1 - Protective cover for bicycle saddle, pivotable between position where it covers saddle and position where lights on it are visible to other road users - Google Patents

Abstract

The outer and/or inner side (11, 13) of the cover (1) is provided with active and/or passive light fittings (2). The cover can be pivoted about a rotary/pivot axle on the rear side of the saddle (5), between a protective position and a safety position for use when riding in traffic. The cover can be fixed in the safety position so that the outer side (11) of the cover is facing inwards. The outer contours of the cover correspond to the shape of the saddle.

Description

The invention relates to a device for protecting an unoccupied Bicycle saddles with a protective hood, the outer shape of which about Outline of a bicycle saddle.

A device of this type is described in DE 195 08 963A1. According to DE 195 08 963 A1, a saddle protective hood for bicycles, consisting of a protective hood with sliding rod and holding rod with Bracket on the saddle neck known. The protective hood can be which is connected to the receiving rod by a swivel, in the rear the saddle, which is arranged downwards and in which the slide rod is brought into the respective situation. This well-known saddle Protective hood has no lighting.

The invention is therefore based on the object of having a device two different functions, on the one hand for the protection of the Bicycle saddles and on the other hand for the safety of cyclists in traffic to create that is easy to use.

The object is achieved by a device according to the Claim 1 solved.

The device consists essentially of a protective hood, which in their outer shape corresponds approximately to the outline of a bicycle saddle, the Size is also changeable, the outside of the protective hood and / or the The inside of the protective hood is equipped with a light source Protective hood has a swivel / swivel joint at the rear end and with the Fastening device is rotatably / pivotally mounted and therefore from a Protective position can be pivoted into a safety position and in this it can be determined that all or part of the protective hood outside in the security position swung out towards the rear. The safe location of the Protective hood in the swung-out safety position is through the top rotatable bearing with the fastening device and below through the Protective cover attachment in which the protective cover is firmly attached, guaranteed.

The new device is characterized by a large number of advantages, the protective hood performing two different functions due to the rotatable / pivotable mounting. The advantages are listed below and then explained:

• - As a result of the design and the rotatable / pivotable mounting of the protective hood, the two different essential functions can be used as
  • - Protection device in the protection position and as
  • - Security device in the security situation
  simply perceived in a product;
• - The function safety device is increasing due to Traffic density and partially on bicycles, e.g. B. mountain bike, not or inadmissible arranged reflectors for the future Traffic safety very valuable;
• - It can already be integrated in the manufacture of wheel calipers;
• - It can be attached to existing wheel saddles, regardless of the Saddle shape / saddle make, to be installed later;
• - simple production of the device;
• - Easy operation of the device for the two essential Functions through the rotatable / swiveling bearing and respective definition the protective hood.

The protective hood as an integral part of the new device, whose size is unchangeable / changeable, takes the two different ones Functions, in the protection situation the protection of an unoccupied bicycle saddle and in the swung-out safety situation, the safety of the cyclists true to subsequent road users. The inside of the protective hood and / or the outside of the protective hood is provided with an illuminant which may vary depending on shape and functions. The Illuminants can consist of active or passive or from active and passive lighting means, d. H. from reflectors or / and reflectors exist and is divided into the inner part and the inner part outside cover. The inner part contains battery operated or electric reflector, is screwed to the inside of the protective hood and can be replaced if necessary. For connecting the electrical The reflector is equipped with a socket on the protective hood side. The cover of the illuminant is wholly or partly with Reflector surfaces and the rest of the surface of the protective hood outside or partially as a reflector, d. H. as a light reflecting surface equipped, the size of the reflector surface according to the used reflectors aimed. Can improve visibility the outer sides of the protective hood that are visible from the rear The sides of the protective hood are also equipped with light-reflecting surfaces become.

A variant of the protective hood is that the size of the Protective cover which in its outer shape roughly corresponds to the outline of a bicycle saddle corresponds, is also changeable, d. that is, the protective hood can be used  Swung into the security position pushed together or folded be, so that in the security situation only the folded Protective cover outside, d. H. part of the entire outside of the protective hood pointing backwards. The folded protective hood is more stable, can in the security situation can be anchored more easily and requires less Space between saddle and rear wheel or luggage rack.

A variant of the lighting means is that part of the Protective cover outside is transparent and the rest Protective hood outer side and the outer protective hood sides as light reflecting surfaces are equipped. A corresponding amount electrical reflector / diode rear light attached to the saddle neck can thus through the transparent part of the protective hood top to the rear can shine and together with the light reflecting surfaces Cyclists better perceived by the following road users become. This variant takes into account the new one on the market Reflector solution for suitable bicycles and is also one inexpensive solution.

Another variant of the lighting means is that at the protective hood, the size of which can be changed, only part of the Protective hood outer side and the outer protective hood sides with one Illuminants and / or only with light reflecting surfaces be equipped in the swung-out security position to the rear shows.

The protective hood is on the inside on the inside with a turn / swivel joint consisting of a metal or plastic part with spherical opening that is screwed to the inside of the protective hood, riveted or glued, equipped and via this rotary / swivel is pivotally connected to the fastening device. This allows the protective hood to be moved quickly and easily from the protective layer into the Security situation or from the security situation to the protection situation be rotated / pivoted and fixed.

The protective hood is used to determine the protective hood in the protective position at the front with a safety device consisting of a resilient metal band, which is bent inwards at the bottom and screwed to the inside of the protective hood is equipped and as a counterpart is at the bottom of the bicycle saddle tip a resilient metal band, which is bent down, attached. At the Placing the protective hood on the bicycle saddle snaps it Belay means on the resilient metal band and thus secures easily Way the safe position of the protective hood. When removing the protective hood from the Bicycle saddle only needs to be lifted up briefly at the front, so that the securing means detaches from the metal band and then it can simply turned / swiveled backwards into the security position.  

For the fixing of the protective hood in the security position is the front Protective hood inside with another securing means, consisting of screwed to the protective hood shape, riveted or glued and screwed at the bottom with a saddle neck Protective hood fastening, consisting of the shape of the metal band shaped securing tape with a magnet and the securing tape Bracket equipped. When putting the swiveled protective hood on the formed securing tape is firmly attached to the by the magnet Security tape pressed and thereby the safe location of the Protective hood ensured when cycling.

A variant for the swivel / swivel joint is that it consists of a metal or plastic part with swivel part, which on the Screwed on the inside of the protective hood or on the inside of the protective hood, riveted or glued and a metal or plastic part with rotating and swivel joint part, which with the round rod end of the fastening device as well as rotatable with the metal or plastic part with swivel part is attached.

A variant for the fastening device is that it is made of Round bars and mounting straps attached to the bicycle saddle construction screwed and the round rods adjustable in the fastening straps are attached. The upper round rod runs through the front Fastening tabs and at the back is the round rod end up and back turned. The metal or plastic part with rotating and swivel joint part rotatably and adjustably fastened. The lower round rod runs from the front through the mounting brackets and the end of the round bar is bent downwards. The mounting tabs can also be designed so that they instead attached to the bike saddle construction on the saddle neck or on the frame become. With this attachment to the saddle neck or to the frame, the can top facing top round rod due to its length also defining the Protective hood in the security position by snapping the clip on Perceive round rod. A lower round bar is not in this version required.

A variant for fixing the protective hood in the safety situation is that the attached to the inside of the protective hood Belay device with one or more recesses / holes and below the safety strap of the protective hood attachment with one or more corresponding cams are designed so that the protective hood with this Securing means simply pressed into the securing band and thereby the secure position of the protective hood is ensured.

A variant for fixing the protective hood in the protective position is that the front protective hood inside with a securing agent  from an elastic band made of plastic, rubber, foam etc. is formed when the protective hood is placed on the bicycle saddle clicks into place at the bottom of the bicycle saddle and thus the fixed one Protected position of the protective hood.

A variant for determining the protective hood in the security situation is that with a collapsible protective hood Protective hood outside is equipped with a clip that when folding the protective hood in the security position in the round bar of Fastening device engages and thus the secure position of the Protective hood.

The invention is described below with reference to the figures Embodiments explained and described in more detail.

Show it:

Fig. 1 side view of the protective hood placed on the bicycle saddle in a protective position

Fig. 2 side view of the bicycle saddle with the protective hood pivoted in a safety position

Fig. 3 rear view of bicycle saddle with swiveled protective hood in a safety position with lighting means and transparent protective hood part (variant)

Fig. 4 is a section AA to FIG. 2.

Fig. 5 section BB with FIG. 1.

Fig. 6 view fastening device.

Fig. 7 top view fastening device.

Fig. 8 top view of fastening device (variant).

Fig. 9 side view of the high-twist on a bicycle folding guard (variant)

Fig. 10 Side view of the bicycle saddle with folded vice pivoted guard in security situation (variant)

FIG. 11 view fastening device with rotary / pivot joint (variant)

Fig. 12 View of fastening device (variant)

The new device essentially consists of the protective hood 1 , which is formed at the front with the securing means 14 and 15 , the protective hood sides 12 , at the rear with a pivot / swivel joint 16 and the outer side 11 and / or the protective hood inner side ( 13 ) equipped with the lighting means 2 1 , the fastening device 3 with the round rod ends with ball 32 , and the protective hood fastening 4 with the shaped securing band 41 according to FIG. 1.

The protective hood 1 can also be collapsible or collapsible and thus pushed together or folded, that is to say reduced, for the security situation and is at the rear with a swivel / swivel joint 16 , consisting of a metal or plastic part 16 a with a swivel part and a metal or plastic part 16 b equipped with swivel and swivel joint part. The fastening device 3 can also consist of fastening tabs 36 with an overhead round bar 31 with a round bar end 34 and a bottom round bar 31 with a round bar end 35 .

In this embodiment, the protective hood fastening 4 in the safety position consists of a clamp 44 fastened on the protective hood outer side 11 , which is pressed into the round rod end 35 of the fastening device 3 .

The various, coordinated, partially connected components - protective hood 1 with swivel / swivel joint 16 with the lighting means 2 , fastening device 3 with the round rod ends with ball 32 or round rod end 34 and protective hood attachment 4 - ensure the easy operation of the protective hood 1 and the perception of the 2 different functions of the protective hood 1 in the protective position as protection of the unoccupied bicycle saddles and in the reversed safety position as a safety device for cyclists in traffic.

The protective hood outer side 11 and / or the protective hood inner side 13 is formed with an illuminating means 2 . The lighting means 2 consists of active or passive or active and passive lighting means. It consists of the inner part 21 and the cover 22 on the outer side 11 of the protective hood. According to the functions, the lighting means 2 is according to the variants

• a) reflectors in a triangular, round or composite form battery operated reflector,
• b) reflector as under a) but with socket 24 in the protective hood side 12 for the plug-in power cable for the electrical reflector,
• c) reflectors as under a) or b), in which the outer side 11 of the protective hood and the outer side 12 of the protective hood are additionally provided with light-reflecting material,
• d) only light-reflecting surfaces 23 of the protective cover outer side 11 and of the protective cover sides 12 outside,
• e) reflectors at the rear end and / or at the front end of the protective hood 1
• f) only light-reflecting surfaces 23 on the surfaces of the protective cover outer side 11 and the protective cover sides 12 which are visible from behind when the protective cover 1 is folded,

educated.

According to the height of the built-in lighting means 2 and the saddle height, the sides of the protective hood 12 are designed to be correspondingly high. The inner part 21 is screwed on the inside 13 or inside on the rear protective hood side 12 and is covered by a screw-on cover 22 , which has a shape and surface part of the outer surface 11 of the protective hood 1 .

A variant for the safety means 2 is that a part of the protective cover outer side 11 is transparent as a protective cover part 17 and the remaining surface of the outer side 11 and that of the outer protective cover sides 12 are equipped as light-reflecting surfaces 23 . The inner part 21 and the cover 22 are not necessary in the variant. Through the transparent cover member 17 can be a fixed in a corresponding amount to the saddle neck 52 electric reflector / diode rear lamp 6 and are better perceived by the additional reflective surfaces 23 in the transport from the rear (s. Fig. 1 and Fig. 3).

The protective hood 1 is equipped at the rear on the inside 13 with the swivel / swivel joint 16 . As a result, the protective hood 1 is pivotally connected to the fastening device 3 and can thus be easily rotated / pivoted from the protective position into the safety position or from the safety position into the protective position. The fastening device 3 , consisting of 2 round rods 31 , which are screwed to the saddle fastening 51 at the bottom and formed obliquely upwards at the rear according to the type of saddle, bent at the top and at the end the round rod ends converge and are formed with a ball 32 . 2 rods 31 are in the inclined section above by means of the lugs 33 firmly screwed together according to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.

A variant of the fastening device 3 is that the round rods 31 are screwed to the saddle neck 52 instead of to the saddle fastening 51 at the bottom. The oblique round rods are inclined so that the protective hood 1 is also in contact with them in the safety position and thus the position of the protective hood 1 is particularly stable.

Another variant of the fastening device 3 is that the 2 round rods 31 are brought together after the saddle fastening 51 and formed as 1 round rod upwards, bent at the top and formed with a ball 32 at the end.

Another variant of the fastening device 3 is that 1 or 2 round rods 31 are screwed into fastening tabs 36 , which are fastened to the saddle structure or to the saddle neck, and extend rearwards upwards or downwards, and the upper round rod 31 with the round rod end 34 is trained. When using only a round rod 31 of this, after the fastening lugs only up or by a branch extending upward and downward in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12.

For the secure position of the protective hood 1 in the protective position, the front protective hood side 12 is equipped with the securing means 14 and below the saddle tip with a metal band 43 . The securing means 14 can also be designed as an elastic band. When the protective hood 1 is placed on the bicycle saddle 5 , the securing means 14 snaps onto the metal band 43 or at the bottom of the bicycle saddle and thus ensures the safe position of the protective hood 1 on the bicycle saddle 5 in a simple manner. To remove the protective hood 1 , it only needs to be raised briefly upward at the front so that the securing means 12 detaches from the metal band 43 or from the bicycle saddle and then it can simply be turned / pivoted into the safety position according to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG . 9 and Fig. 10.

To fix the protective hood 1 in the safety position, the securing means 15 is formed on the inside of the protective hood 13 and at the bottom on a protective hood fastening 4 screwed to the saddle neck with a curved securing band 41 . The securing band 41 is formed with a magnet and ensures the fixed position of the protective hood in the security situation during cycling of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

A variant of the safe position of the protective hood 1 in the safety position is that the securing means 15 are designed with one or more recesses / holes and the securing band 41 with corresponding cams so that the protective hood 1 is simply pressed into the securing band 41 and thus securely fastened is.

A further variant for the secure position of the protective hood 1 in the security situation is that the protective hood outer side 11 is provided with a bracket 44 which at the folding of the protective hood 1 in the round rod 31 and in the lower rod end 35 snaps into place as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 .

The simple operation of the device for performing the 2 different functions of the protective hood 1

• - As a protective device for the unoccupied bicycle saddle in Protective layer and
• - as a safety device for the safety of cyclists in traffic in the security situation

is summarized as follows:

• a) from the security situation to the protection situation
  • - protective hood 1 from the securing band 41 of the protective cover mounting 4 and from the rod 31 or rod end 35 of drag (Figures 2 and Fig. 10).
  • - Swing the protective hood 1 upwards by about 180 ° to the left or right, if necessary, unfold it, then turn it forwards by about 90 ° and place it on the bicycle saddle 5 ( Fig. 1, Fig. 2) and Fig. 10 and
  • - Press protective hood 1 onto the bicycle saddle so that the securing means 14 engages in the metal band 43 or on the bicycle saddle ( FIG. 1).
• b) from the protective position to the security position
  • Pull the protective hood 1 with the securing means 14 out of the metal band 43 or saddle ( FIG. 1),
  • - Turn protective hood 1 upwards by approx. 90 °, fold it up if necessary and then swivel it approx. 180 ° to the left or right and
  • - pressing guard 1 to the securing means 15 and clamp 44 in the securing band 41 of the protective cover mounting 4 and the round bar or round rod end 35 / engage (Figures 2 and Fig. 10.).

Reference list

1

Protective cover

11

Protective hood outside

12th

Protective cover sides

13

Protective cover inside

14

Belay means (front)

15

Belay means (top, inside)

16

Swivel / swivel joint

16

a Metal or plastic part with swivel part

16

b Metal or plastic part with swivel and swivel joint part

17th

transparent protective hood part

2nd

Lighting equipment

21

inner part

22

cover

23

light reflecting surface

24th

socket

3rd

Fastening device

31

Round bars

32

Round rod ends with ball

33

Tabs

34

Round bar ends above

35

Round bar ends below

36

Mounting tabs

4

Protective hood attachment

41

Security tape

42

Retaining strap holder

43

Metal strap

44

Bracket

5

Bicycle saddle

51

Saddle mount

52

Saddle neck

53

Saddlecloth

54

Saddle construction

6

electric reflector / diode rear light

Claims (32)

1. Device for the protection of an unoccupied bicycle saddle, consisting of a protective hood ( 1 ), whose outer shape corresponds approximately to the outline of a bicycle saddle, characterized in that the protective hood outside ( 11 ) and / or protective hood inside ( 13 ) with active and / or passive lighting means ( 2 ) and the protective hood ( 1 ) can be pivoted from a protective position into a safety position and can be fixed in such a way that the outer side of the protective hood ( 11 ) can be swiveled out about a rotating / swiveling axis arranged on the rear of the saddle Security situation shows to the rear. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the active lighting means ( 2 ) consists of an inner part ( 21 ) and an inner part ( 21 ) closing cover ( 22 ). 3. Device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the active lighting means ( 2 ) in the inner part ( 21 ) consists of an electrical reflector which is operated by means of a battery or via a socket ( 24 ) formed on the protective hood side ( 12 ) . 4. Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the active lighting means ( 2 ) is arranged in the front or / and rear in the protective hood ( 1 ) that the / the closing cover ( 22 ) on the protective hood outer side ( 11th ) lies. 5. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the active lighting means ( 2 ) is arranged in the front or / and rear in the protective hood ( 1 ) that the / the final cover ( 22 ) on the protective hood outer side ( 11th ) and on the outside of the protective hood sides ( 12 ). 6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the part / parts of the protective hood outer side ( 11 ) and / or the protective hood sides ( 12 ) not formed as an active lighting means is designed as a reflector, ie as a light-reflecting surface ( 23 ). 7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the provided on the protective cover outside ( 11 ) lighting means ( 2 ) consists in that a part of the protective cover outside ( 11 ) and inside of the protective cover ( 13 ) as a protective cover part ( 17 ) is transparent and the rest of the surface the outer side of the protective hood ( 11 ) and the outer side of the protective hood ( 12 ) are designed as light-reflecting surfaces ( 23 ). 8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that in the safety position of the protective hood ( 1 ) between the transparent protective hood portion ( 17 ) and the saddle neck ( 52 ) at an appropriate height on the saddle neck ( 52 ) attached electrical reflector, in particular a diode rear light ( 6 ) is arranged. 9. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the protective hood ( 1 ) front with a securing means ( 14 ), top inside with a securing means ( 15 ) and rear on the inside of the protective hood ( 13 ) equipped with a rotary / swivel joint ( 16 ) is. 10. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that the bicycle saddle ( 5 ) is equipped at the front on the underside with a downwardly bent metal band ( 43 ). 11. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that the rotary / swivel joint ( 16 ) consists of a metal or plastic part with a spherical opening which is screwed, riveted or glued on the inside of the protective hood ( 13 ). 12. The device according to one or more of the preceding claims 1 to 11, characterized in that a fastening device ( 3 ) is provided for fixing and rotating the protective hood ( 1 ). 13. The apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the fastening device ( 3 ) consists of one or two round rods ( 31 ) with the round rod end or ends bent with ball ( 32 ) and the round rods ( 31 ) at the bottom of the bicycle saddle fastening ( 51st ) are screwed. 14. Device according to claims 12 or 13, characterized in that the fastening device ( 3 ) consists of 2 round rods ( 31 ) with bent round rod ends with ball ( 32 ) and screwable tabs ( 33 ). 15. Device according to claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the round rods ( 31 ) are screwed instead of on the bicycle saddle attachment ( 51 ) below on the saddle neck ( 52 ). 16. The device according to claims 12 to 15, characterized in that the upwardly extending round rods ( 31 ) are inclined so that the protective hood ( 1 ) in the safety position is partially or fully applied to it and thus the protective hood position is stabilized. 17. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a protective hood attachment ( 4 ) is provided for fixing the protective hood ( 1 ) in the safety position. 18. The apparatus according to claim 17, characterized in that the protective hood attachment ( 4 ) consists of a molded on the protective hood shape securing band ( 41 ) with a magnet and a securing band holder ( 42 ). 19. Device according to claims 9, 17 and 18, characterized in that the shape of the securing means ( 15 ) matches the shape of the securing band ( 41 ). 20. Device according to claims 17 to 19, characterized in that the securing band ( 41 ) is formed with one or more cams instead of a magnet and the securing means ( 15 ) on the inside of the protective hood ( 13 ) correspondingly with one or more recesses / holes is provided. 21. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the protective hood ( 1 ) consists of solid material. 22. The apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the partially open protective hood ( 1 ) is screwed, riveted or glued to the transparent protective hood part ( 17 ). 23. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the protective hood outer side ( 11 ) and the protective hood sides ( 12 ) is partially or completely designed as a light-reflecting surface ( 23 ). 24. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that the rotary / swivel joint ( 16 ) made of a metal or plastic part ( 16 a) with a swivel part which is screwed inside on the protective hood side ( 12 ) or on the inside of the protective hood ( 13 ) , riveted or glued and a metal or plastic part ( 16 b) with a swivel and swivel joint part, which is rotatably attached to the round rod end ( 34 ) and the metal or plastic part ( 16 a). 25. The device according to claim 12, characterized in that the fastening device ( 3 ) from one or more round rods ( 31 ) and from fastening tabs ( 36 ) which are attached to the bicycle seat construction ( 54 ) and the round rods ( 31 ) in the fastening tabs ( 36 ) are adjustably attached. 26. The apparatus according to claim 25, characterized in that the top round rod ( 31 ) is equipped with the round rod end bent upwards at the rear ( 34 ) and the round rod below ( 31 ) with the round rod end bent downwards ( 35 ). 27. The device according to claims 24 to 26, characterized in that the round rods ( 31 ) in the front part and the upwardly bent round rod end ( 34 ) are equipped with annular grooves. 28. The device according to claims 24 to 27, characterized in that the round rods ( 31 ) are fastened at the bottom of the saddle neck ( 52 ) instead of in the fastening tabs ( 36 ) fastened to the bicycle saddle construction ( 54 ). 29. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the protective hood ( 1 ) consists of an unchangeable size or a variable size. 30. The device according to claim 29, characterized in that the protective hood ( 1 ) consists of 2 or more parts and these can be pushed together and pushed apart. 31. The device according to claim 29, characterized in that the protective hood ( 1 ) consists of 2 or more parts which are connected to one another with hinges or adhesive tapes, and these can be folded and unfolded. 32. Device according to claims 29 and 31, characterized in that the protective hood ( 1 ) consists of one or partially of stretchable material and thus the parts of the protective hood ( 1 ) can be folded and unfolded.