Bicycle front-and-rear common basket cover

Abstract

To provide a bicycle front-and-rear common basket cover.SOLUTION: A freely openable and closable lid 15 is provided on an upper surface portion, and a bottom opening 11 is provided in a bottom surface portion. The front or rear basket of a bicycle can be covered from the upper side through the bottom opening 11. An insertion portion 11s is entirely or partially provided on the circumference of the bottom opening 11, a string member 13 is placed in the insertion portion 11s, both ends of the string member 13 are led to the exterior through the respective openings of the insertion portion 11s and bundled, and thus a cover 10 can be fitted and fastened to a front basket Nf or to a rear basket. A pair of latch members is provided at the rear side of the circumference of the bottom opening 11 of the basket cover 10, the pair of latch members is coupled and latched with each other or wound around a handle post Hp of the bicycle so as to be coupled and latched with each other, and thus the basket cover 10 is fitted and fastened to the front basket Nf. Accordingly, the cover 10 can be fitted and attached to both of the front basket Nf or the rear basket.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a front and rear luggage basket cover that can cover almost the entire front and rear luggage baskets, either a front luggage basket attached to the handlebars of a bicycle or a rear luggage basket attached to the rear carrier. [Background technology]

[0002] Examples of conventional basket covers include those described in the following patent documents. In the invention described in Patent Document 1, three sides of the approximately rectangular top opening of the cover main body extend upward, and the lid portion can be changed from a horizontal position to an obliquely inclined position, thereby expanding the internal volume. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 3517775 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] First, a bicycle front basket is fixed to the handlebars of a bicycle as an add-on, but more precisely, the bottom of the front basket is supported by a support frame that is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the front, with both legs fixed to both ends of the front wheel axle and spanning the front wheel, and the rear of the front basket is fixed to a stay (support frame) that extends forward from the handlebar post, and is thus fixed to the handlebars of the bicycle.

[0005] On the other hand, a bicycle rear basket is placed on the rear carrier of the bicycle and can be attached and fixed by screws to upper and lower clamping frames that sandwich the carrier frame and the frame of the rear basket.

[0006] Therefore, since the rear cargo basket is fixed to the cargo bed only at its bottom surface, the cargo basket cover has an opening at its bottom surface, which is expanded to cover the rear cargo basket from above, and is fixed by converging and fastening both ends of a string-like member arranged within an insertion portion provided around all or part of the periphery of the opening, which is pulled out from the exit portion of the end of the insertion portion (provided at the central lower end of the rear surface of the cover).

[0007] On the other hand, in the case of the front cargo basket, if it has the same configuration as the rear cargo basket cover, as described above, in the case of the front cargo basket, the rear part of the cargo basket is fixed by a stay, so that the stay gets in the way and the rear side of the bottom opening of the cover is pulled upward at this stay, and the rear part of the cover is fixed in an inverted V-shape at three points: the left and right rear lower corners of the cargo basket and the stay fixing part. As a result, the left and right lower end portions of the rear surface of the basket may come off from the left and right lower end corners of the rear surface of the basket.

[0008] Therefore, the objective of the present invention is to provide a basket cover that can cover, attach and secure the front basket without any problems even if there is a stay that serves as the fixing means on the rear surface of the front basket as described above, and thereby to provide a bicycle basket cover that can be used for both front and rear cargo baskets without any problems even if the rear basket is also covered and attached using the same configuration.

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, the first aspect of the present invention is a basket cover that can cover almost the entirety of a front basket fixed to the handlebars of a bicycle or a rear basket fixed to the rear carrier of a bicycle, and has a lid on the top surface that can be opened and closed freely. A bottom opening is provided on the bottom surface of the basket cover, and the front basket or the rear basket can be covered from above through the bottom opening, A through-hole is provided on all or part of the periphery of the bottom opening, a string-like member is disposed within the through-hole, and the ends of the string-like member are led out to the outside through the opening of the through-hole and converged, thereby attaching and fixing the basket cover to the front basket or the rear basket, Furthermore, a pair of locking members are provided on the rear side of the peripheral portion of the bottom opening of the basket cover, and the pair of locking members are connected and locked to each other, or wrapped around a handlebar post of the bicycle to connect and lock to each other, so that the basket cover is attached and fixed to the front basket, This is a luggage basket cover for front and rear bicycles, characterized in that the luggage basket cover can be attached and fixed to either the front or rear luggage basket. Here, the "front", "rear" and "rearward" directions referred to above refer to the forward direction of the bicycle when the cover is attached to the basket, and the reverse direction thereof is backward.

[0010] A second aspect of the present invention is a bicycle basket cover for both front and rear use, characterized in that in the above-mentioned first invention, the string-like member inserted into the insertion portion is made of a stretchable string-like member.

[0011] The third aspect of the present invention is a shared front and rear luggage basket cover for a bicycle, characterized in that, in the first or second invention above, a pair of locking members provided on the rear side of the peripheral portion of the bottom opening of the luggage basket cover each comprise an annular locking portion and a string-like member connected to each of these annular locking portions, and the ends of these string-like members can be fastened to each other to attach and secure the cover to the front luggage basket of the bicycle.

[0012] The fourth aspect of the present invention is a shared front and rear luggage basket cover for bicycles, characterized in that, in the first or second invention described above, a flexible core material is continuously arranged inside the lid portion of the luggage basket cover and the front portion connected to the lid portion, thereby maintaining the shape of the lid portion and the front portion.

[0013] The fifth aspect of the present invention is a luggage basket cover for both the front and rear of a bicycle, characterized in that, in the third invention mentioned above, a flexible core material is continuously arranged inside the lid portion of the luggage basket cover and the back portion connected to the lid portion, thereby maintaining the shape of the lid portion and the back portion. Effect of the Invention

[0014] The first aspect of the present invention is a basket cover having a lid portion on its upper surface that can be opened and closed freely, and can cover almost the entire front basket fixed to the handlebars of a bicycle or the rear basket fixed to the rear carrier of the bicycle.

[0015] A bottom opening is provided on the bottom portion of the basket cover, and the front basket or the rear basket can be easily covered from above through the bottom opening.

[0016] An insertion portion is provided on all or part of the peripheral portion of the bottom opening, a string-like member is arranged within the insertion portion, and the ends of the string-like member are led to the outside through the opening of the insertion portion and converged, thereby attaching and fixing the basket cover to the front basket or the rear basket.

[0017] Here, it is stated that "an insertion portion is provided on all or part of the peripheral edge of the bottom opening," but when an insertion portion is provided on the entire peripheral edge of this bottom opening, a single string-like member will suffice, and the string-like member can be inserted through all of the insertion portions provided on the peripheral edge of the bottom opening, with both ends led out from the opening of the insertion portion (located at the exit / approximately the center at the rear) and the both ends converged and fastened to attach and fix the cover.

[0018] On the other hand, if an insertion portion is provided on part of the peripheral portion of the bottom opening, this insertion portion will be provided on the rear side of the bottom opening, and two string-like members will be required, with one end of each string-like member being sewn and fixed to the front end of the insertion portion and the other end being led out from an opening (exit / provided at approximately the center of the rear) provided on the rear side of the insertion portion, and these ends are converged and fixed together to attach and fix the cover. The structure of the insertion portion and the string-like member provided at the bottom opening is the same as that of a conventional cover.

[0019] Furthermore, a pair of locking members are provided on the rear side of the peripheral portion of the bottom opening of the basket cover, and by connecting and locking these pair of locking members together or by wrapping them around the handlebar post of the bicycle and connecting and locking them together, the basket cover can be attached and fixed to the front basket, so that the basket cover can be attached and fixed to both the front and rear baskets. This function is the greatest feature of the present invention.

[0020] In the second aspect of the present invention, the string-like member inserted into the insertion portion is specified to be made of a freely stretchable string-like member, and the stretchability of the string-like member makes the convergence and fixation of the string-like member more effective.

[0021] In the third aspect of the present invention, a pair of locking members provided on the rear side of the peripheral edge of the bottom opening of the basket cover each consist of an annular locking portion and a string-like member connected to each of these annular locking portions, and the ends of these string-like members can be fastened to each other to attach and secure the basket to the front basket of the bicycle, thereby allowing the basket cover of the present invention to be attached and secured to the front basket in an excellent manner.

[0022] In the fourth and fifth aspects of the present invention, a flexible core material is continuously arranged inside the lid portion of the basket cover and the front portion connected to the lid portion, thereby maintaining the shape of the lid portion and the front portion connected to it, and the lid portion can be opened and closed smoothly. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory side view of an embodiment of a luggage basket cover of the present invention attached to a front luggage basket of a bicycle. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the state in which the basket cover according to the embodiment is attached to the rear basket. [Diagram 3]1 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the basket cover according to the above embodiment is attached to a front basket of a bicycle, viewed from the handle post side. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which string-like members are connected to each of the annular engagement portions in the previous figure and the tip ends of these string-like members are fastened together. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0024] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view of an embodiment of a luggage basket cover of the present invention attached to a front luggage basket of a bicycle.

[0025] The bicycle front and rear shared basket cover 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as "basket cover 10") of the present invention is roughly box-shaped and has a bottom opening 11 on its bottom (not shown in the figure) and a lid 15 on its top.

[0026] The bottom opening 11 can be turned downwards and placed over the front basket Nf to cover the entire basket. The lid portion 15 is connected at its front edge to the upper edge 12u of the front surface 12 of the basket cover 10, and the lid portion 15 is opened upward in the direction of the arrow F with the upper edge 12u as a pivot axis.

[0027] The lid portion 15 has two side edges and a rear edge, which can be engaged and disengaged with the upper edges of both side portions and the rear portion of the basket cover 10 by slide fasteners. Furthermore, a flexible core material, such as a sheet-like core material of urethane foam or the like having a thickness of about 5 to 7 mm, is continuously arranged in the lid portion 15 and the front portion 12 of the basket cover 10, so that the lid portion 15 and the front portion 12 are continuously maintained in shape, and as shown in the figure, the connection portion between the lid portion 15 and the front portion 12 has a curved appearance when viewed from the side. This shape-maintaining structure contributes to improving the appearance.

[0028] Incidentally, specific means for mounting and fixing this embodiment to the front basket Nf will be described in detail later with reference to Figs. As is already known, the front basket Nf is fixed at its bottom to both ends of the axle of the front wheel Fw by a frame body W that is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the front, and is fixed at its rear by a stay S that is fixed to the handle post Hp.

[0029] FIG. 2 is an explanatory side view of the luggage basket cover according to the embodiment attached to the rear luggage basket. The rear basket Nr is fixed to the rear carrier M of the bicycle with screws or the like. As already mentioned, the basket cover 10 of the present invention has a bottom opening 11 provided on its bottom surface, and this bottom opening 11 can be faced downward and placed over the rear basket Nr to cover the entire basket.

[0030] A lid portion 15 is provided on the upper surface thereof, and its front edge is connected to the upper edge portion 12u of the front surface portion 12 of the basket cover 10. The lid portion 15 is opened upward in the direction of arrow F, with the upper edge portion 12u as the pivot axis.

[0031] The lid portion 15 has two side edges and a rear edge, which can be engaged and disengaged with the upper edges of both side portions and the rear portion of the basket cover 10 by slide fasteners. Furthermore, a flexible core material, such as a sheet-like core material of urethane foam or the like having a thickness of about 5 to 7 mm, is continuously arranged in the lid portion 15 and the front portion 12 of the basket cover 10, so that the lid portion 15 and the front portion 12 are continuously maintained in shape, and as shown in the figure, the connection portion between the lid portion 15 and the front portion 12 has a curved appearance when viewed from the side. This shape-maintaining structure contributes to improving the appearance.

[0032] In the above-mentioned basket cover 10, although not shown in FIG. 2, an insertion portion is provided on the periphery of the opening 11 of the bottom surface. This insertion portion has an opening provided at approximately the center of the rear surface of the basket cover 10.

[0033] A string-like member is arranged inside the insertion portion, and both ends of the string are led out from the opening of the insertion portion to the outside. By converging and fastening the both ends, the peripheral portion of the bottom opening 11 converges and the basket cover 10 is fixed to the rear basket Nr. This configuration is the same as a conventional basket cover.

[0034] Hereinafter, the means and method for attaching and fixing the basket cover to the front basket according to the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the basket cover according to the above embodiment is attached to the front basket of the bicycle, as viewed from the handle post side.

[0035] A bottom opening 11 is provided on the bottom of the basket cover 10 according to the present invention, and this bottom opening 11 can be turned downward to cover the entire front basket Nf from above. At that time, the front basket Nf is fixed at its rear surface to the handle post Hp by a stay S (not clearly shown in the figure), so that the rear edge of the bottom opening 11 of the basket cover 10 does not go below the stay S, but is rolled up as shown in Figure 3.

[0036] An insertion portion 11s is provided on the periphery of the bottom opening 11, and a string-like member 13 such as a stretchable rubber string is inserted into the insertion portion 11s. An opening (hidden behind the handle post Hp in Figure 3) is provided in the center of the rear side of the insertion portion 11s, and both ends of the string-like member 13 are led out from this opening and fastened to each other to converge the bottom opening 11 and attach it to the front basket Nf.

[0037] However, as mentioned above, since the stay S is present on the rear portion of the front basket Nf, as shown in Figure 3, the rear center of the bottom opening 11 is rolled up upward, and the rear portion 14 of the basket cover 10 is fixed and attached at three points: the corners 14k, 14k at both ends of the rear portion 14 of the basket cover 10 and the stay S.

[0038] In this state, there was a problem that the corners 14k, 14k at both ends of the rear surface 14 would come off the rear lower corners of the front basket Nf. In order to solve this problem, in the present invention, locking portions 16, 16 are provided as locking members on both sides of the lower portion of the stay S of the insertion portion 11s provided on the opening periphery of the bottom opening 11.

[0039] These fastening portions 16 are provided with an annular fastening portion 16r at the tip end of a belt-shaped member, the base end of which is sewn to the rear surface portion 14 of the basket cover 10. By inserting and connecting string-like members into these annular engagement portions 16r, 16r and tying the other ends of the string-like members together, the string-like members are converged to the left and right below the stay S of the bottom opening 11, making it difficult for both ends of the lower end of the rear surface of the basket cover 10 to come off the front basket Nf.

[0040] FIG. 4 shows the state in which the other ends of the string-like members are tied together. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which string-like members are connected to the respective annular engagement portions in FIG. 3 and the ends of these string-like members are fastened together.

[0041] That is, string-like members 18, 18 are connected to each of the annular locking portions 16r, and the ends of the string-like members 18, 18 are tied together to apply tension to the two annular locking portions 16r, 16r in the direction of approaching each other, thereby preventing the insertion portion 11s from spreading out to the left and right.

[0042] This prevents the bottom opening 11 of the basket cover 10 from coming off the two lower corners of the rear surface of the front basket Nf and being rolled up. In this manner, the pair of locking members are each composed of an annular locking portion 16 and a string-like member 18 connected to each of these annular locking portions 16, but various design modifications are possible for this locking member, and any configuration may be used as long as it is a pair of locking members that can be connected and fixed to each other.

[0043] In FIG. 4, the string-like members 18, 18 are fastened to the front side of the handlebar post Hp of the bicycle, that is, the handlebar post Hp is positioned inside and fastened, but the string-like members 18, 18 can also be tied together and fixed directly without fastening the handlebar post Hp together.

[0044] In short, the basket cover 10 should be fastened so that the rear approximately central portion of the bottom opening 11 does not expand in the left-right direction. This makes it difficult for the rear lower corners 14k, 14k of the basket cover 10 to come off the rear lower corners of the front basket Nf at the bottom opening 11.

[0045] Incidentally, the annular locking portion 16 and the string-like member 18 are one example of a locking member, and the annular locking portion 16 and the string-like member 18 may adopt other configurations.

[0046] Here again, a stretchable rubber cord or the like can be used as the cord-like member 18. Also, instead of the string-like member, a detachable belt member can be used with a one-touch buckle at its center, and both ends of the belt member can be fixed to the attachment positions of the fastening portions.

[0047] In short, by providing a pair of locking devices at an appropriate interval on both sides of the rear central position of the bottom opening 11 of the basket cover 10, tension can be applied so that the insertion portion 11s provided on the opening peripheral portion of the bottom opening 11 below the stay S provided on the handle post Hp approaches each other in the left-right direction, thereby preventing the rear lower end ends 14k, 14k of the basket cover 10 from coming off the front basket Nf.

[0048] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, various design modifications can be made to the present invention as described below. The size and shape of the basket cover can be freely designed. The cover is made of polyester fabric, but other materials can also be used. It is preferable that the outer surface of the basket cover is coated with a water repellent or waterproofing agent.

[0049] In order to maintain the shape of the basket cover and to improve its design, a flexible, thin sheet-like core material is arranged in the lid and front parts, and the thickness and material of the core material can be freely selected.

[0050] As described above, the present invention provides a front and rear shared luggage basket cover that can be properly attached and fixed to the front luggage basket of a bicycle by providing a pair of engaging members behind the opening periphery of the bottom opening of the luggage basket cover. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 10 Bicycle front and rear luggage basket cover 11 Bottom opening 11s Insertion part 12 Front part 12u upper edge 13 String-like member 14 Rear part 14k corners 15 Lid 16r Circular locking part 18 Cord-like member Hp Handle Post Nf Front Basket Nr Rear luggage basket S Stay

Claims

1. A basket cover that can cover substantially the entirety of a front basket fixed to a handlebar of a bicycle or a rear basket fixed to a rear carrier of a bicycle and has a lid on its top surface that can be opened and closed freely, A bottom opening is provided on the bottom surface of the basket cover, and the front basket or the rear basket can be covered from above through the bottom opening, A through-hole is provided on all or part of the periphery of the bottom opening, a string-like member is disposed within the through-hole, and the ends of the string-like member are led out to the outside through the opening of the through-hole and converged, thereby attaching and fixing the basket cover to the front basket or the rear basket, Furthermore, a pair of locking members are provided on the rear side of the peripheral portion of the bottom opening of the basket cover, and the pair of locking members are connected and locked to each other, or wrapped around a handlebar post of the bicycle to connect and lock to each other, so that the basket cover is attached and fixed to the front basket, This luggage basket cover can be attached and fixed to either the front or rear luggage basket of a bicycle.

2. 2. The bicycle basket cover according to claim 1, wherein the string-like member inserted into the insertion portion is a stretchable string-like member.

3. A bicycle front and rear shared luggage basket cover as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a pair of locking members provided on the rear side of the peripheral portion of the bottom opening of the luggage basket cover each comprise an annular locking portion and a string-like member connected to each of these annular locking portions, and the ends of these string-like members can be fastened to each other to attach and secure the cover to the front luggage basket of the bicycle.

4. The bicycle front and rear shared luggage basket cover as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a flexible core material is continuously arranged inside the lid portion of the luggage basket cover and the front portion connected to the lid portion, thereby maintaining the shape of the lid portion and the front portion.

5. The bicycle front and rear shared luggage basket cover according to claim 3, characterized in that a flexible core material is continuously arranged inside the lid portion of the luggage basket cover and the back portion connected to the lid portion, thereby maintaining the shape of the lid portion and the back portion.

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