Bicycle front basket cover

Abstract

To provide a bicycle front basket cover capable of holding documents in a visible state on the upper surface of a lid part.SOLUTION: In a bicycle front basket cover 1 including a cylindrical main body 2 that covers the outer periphery of a bicycle front basket B, and a lid 3 that closes an upper end of the main body 2, the lid 3 includes an upper surface member 11 and a lower surface member 12 that faces the underside of the upper surface member 11. A pocket 13 capable of storing documents P is formed between opposing surfaces of the upper surface member 11 and the lower surface member 12, and the upper surface member 11 is formed of a colorless and transparent resin sheet so that the documents P stored in the pocket 13 can be seen from the outside.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cover for a front basket of a bicycle. [Background technology]

[0002] When riding a bicycle, a front basket cover is used to prevent items in the front basket from being snatched, from flying out of the basket due to impacts while riding, and from getting wet in the rain. Widely known front bicycle basket covers, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, have a cylindrical main body that covers the outer periphery of the bicycle's front basket and a lid that closes the top end of the main body. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-213240 [Patent Document 2] Utility Model Registration No. 3226361 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, the number of people using home care services has increased with the aging of society. Home care workers who provide these services often travel by bicycle when visiting the homes of care recipients, especially in urban areas.

[0005] Therefore, the inventors of the present application have considered whether it is possible to reduce the burden on home helpers who travel by bicycle.

[0006] When a home helper travels to a home to visit, they may need to look at a map along the way. In this case, if they stop the bicycle and take out the map to look at it, they will need to take one or both hands off the handlebars and maintain balance on the bicycle. However, if the home helper is relatively old, for example, they may not be able to maintain balance on the bicycle and may fall over.

[0007] In addition, when home helpers arrive at a home and provide care services (such as assistance with meals or bathing), they may park their bicycles in front of the home. In this case, there is a risk that the bicycle parked in front of the home may be mistaken for an abandoned bicycle.

[0008] Therefore, the inventors of the present application considered whether it was possible to reduce the burden on home helpers who travel by bicycle to visit homes, and came up with the idea of ​​using the top surface of the lid of the bicycle's front basket cover.

[0009] In other words, when a front basket cover is attached to the front basket of a bicycle, the top surface of the lid of the front basket cover is the part of the bicycle that is most easily visible to both those holding the handlebars and those around the parked bicycle. Therefore, if documents such as maps could be kept visible on the top surface of the lid of this front basket cover, it would be possible to read documents such as maps while holding the handlebars with both hands without taking your hands off the handlebars. Furthermore, if documents such as "Home care service in progress" could be kept visible on the top surface of the lid of the front basket cover, it would be possible to prevent bicycles parked in front of a visitor's home from being mistaken for abandoned bicycles.

[0010] The problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a cover for a front basket of a bicycle that can hold documents visible on the top surface of the lid. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cover for a front basket of a bicycle having the following configuration. [Configuration 1] A bicycle front basket cover has a cylindrical main body that covers the outer periphery of the bicycle front basket, and a lid that closes the upper end of the main body, The cover portion has an upper surface member and a lower surface member facing the underside of the upper surface member, and a pocket capable of accommodating documents is formed between the facing surfaces of the upper surface member and the lower surface member, A cover for a bicycle front basket, characterized in that the upper surface member is formed of a colorless and transparent resin sheet so that documents stored in the pocket can be seen from the outside.

[0012] With this configuration, a pocket for storing documents is formed in the lid of the front basket cover, and of the upper and lower components that form the pocket, the upper component located on the upper side is formed from a colorless and transparent resin sheet, so the documents stored in the pocket can be seen from the top side of the lid. In other words, it is possible to keep documents visible on the top surface of the lid of the front basket cover, a part of the bicycle that is particularly visible to those holding the handlebars of the bicycle and to those around the bicycle when it is parked.

[0013] [Configuration 2] 2. A cover for a bicycle front basket according to claim 1, wherein the lower surface member is formed of an opaque sheet.

[0014] By adopting this configuration, it is possible to prevent the contents of the front basket from being visible from the outside when there is nothing stored in the pocket between the upper and lower members. In other words, if the lower member were formed from a colorless and transparent sheet, both the upper and lower members would be colorless and transparent, and there is a risk that the underside of the lid, i.e., the contents of the front basket, would be completely visible from the outside of the front basket cover when there is nothing stored in the pocket between the upper and lower members. Therefore, if the lower member is formed from an opaque sheet, it is possible to prevent the contents of the front basket from being completely visible from the outside of the front basket cover even when there is nothing stored in the pocket between the upper and lower members.

[0015] [Configuration 3] A cover for a bicycle front basket as described in configuration 1 or 2, in which no pocket opening for putting documents in and taking them out of the pocket is provided on the upper surface side of the lid portion, and a pocket opening for putting documents in and taking them out of the pocket is provided only on the lower surface side of the lid portion.

[0016] When this configuration is adopted, the pocket opening for putting documents in and taking them out of the pocket is provided on the underside of the lid, not on the top side of the lid, so that documents stored in the pocket can be reliably prevented from being blown away by wind while traveling or getting wet in the rain.

[0017] [Configuration 4] a slide fastener is provided to connect an edge of the lid portion and an edge of the upper end opening of the main body portion so that the lid portion can open and close the upper end opening of the main body portion; The slide fastener has two sliders so that the connection between the right side edge of the lid and the main body can be released while the left side edge of the lid is connected to the main body, and the connection between the left side edge of the lid and the main body can be released while the right side edge of the lid is connected to the main body. A cover for a front basket of a bicycle as described in any one of configurations 1 to 3, in which pocket openings for putting documents in and taking documents out of the pocket are provided on both the left and right sides of the underside of the lid so that when the right side edge of the lid is connected to the main body with the slide fastener and the connection between the right side edge of the lid and the main body is released, documents can be put in and taken out of the pocket from the right side, and when the left side edge of the lid is connected to the main body with the slide fastener and the connection between the left side edge of the lid and the main body is released, documents can be put in and taken out of the pocket from the left side.

[0018] This configuration is highly convenient because documents can be put in and taken out of the pocket by opening only the right or left part of the slide fastener, without having to open the entire slide fastener for opening and closing the lid.In addition, documents can be put in and taken out of the pocket from either the left or right side of the lid, making it easy to use for both right-handed and left-handed users.

[0019] [Configuration 5] 3. The cover for a bicycle front basket according to claim 1, wherein the pocket is large enough to accommodate A4 size documents.

[0020] By adopting this configuration, documents stored in the pocket can be A4 size, which is the most widely used paper size, ensuring high convenience. [Effects of the Invention]

[0021] The bicycle front basket cover of this invention has a pocket for storing documents formed in the lid, and of the upper and lower components that form the pocket, the upper component located on the upper side is formed from a colorless and transparent resin sheet, so that the documents stored in the pocket can be seen from the top side of the lid. In other words, it is possible to keep the documents visible on the top surface of the lid of the front basket cover, a part of the bicycle that is particularly visible to those holding the handlebars of the bicycle and those around the bicycle when it is parked. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle fitted with a front basket cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the left front; [Figure 2] A partial cross-sectional view of the front basket cover and its vicinity from the left side of Figure 1. [Figure 3] Top view of the front basket cover in Figure 1 [Figure 4] Cross-sectional view along line IV-IV in Figure 3 [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front basket cover of FIG. 1 in an open state, seen from the left rear. [Figure 6] This is a perspective view from the rear left showing the state in which only the left side of the slide fastener of the front basket cover in Figure 1 is opened and an A4-sized document is being inserted into the pocket through the left pocket opening. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] 1 and 2 show a bicycle front basket cover (hereinafter simply referred to as "basket cover") 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This basket cover 1 has a main body 2 that covers the outer periphery of a bicycle front basket B (see FIG. 2), and a lid 3 that closes the top end of the main body 2.

[0024] The main body 2 is made of a flexible fabric and is formed into a cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction. The fabric for the main body 2 can be, for example, a synthetic fiber fabric (such as a nylon fabric or a polyester fabric) or synthetic leather (such as a polyvinyl chloride synthetic leather or a polyurethane synthetic leather). In the figure, the front portion 2a of the main body 2 is made of synthetic leather, and the left and right side portions 2b and the rear portion 2c of the main body 2 are made of synthetic fiber fabric. Here, from the standpoint of design, the front portion 2a of the main body 2 is made of synthetic leather, but it is also possible to form the front portion 2a, the left and right side portions 2b, and the rear portion 2c of the main body 2 all from synthetic fiber fabric.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 2, the main body 2 has connectors 4 at multiple locations (for example, four locations) spaced apart in the circumferential direction on its inner periphery, and these connectors 4 allow the main body 2 and the front basket B to be detachably connected. In the figure, a string with a central portion in the longitudinal direction fixed to the inner periphery of the main body 2 is shown as the connector 4, but other connectors 4 (for example, a band-shaped belt with a hook-and-loop fastener attached to the end of the belt and a portion in the longitudinal direction fixed to the inner periphery of the main body 2) can also be used.

[0026] A string guide portion 5 is formed at the bottom opening of the main body portion 2, extending along its periphery. A drawstring 6 is inserted into the string guide portion 5, and by pulling and tightening the end of the drawstring 6 (the portion pulled out from the string guide portion 5), the bottom opening of the main body portion 2 is made smaller than the bottom end of the front basket B, thereby fitting the main body portion 2 to the bottom of the front basket B and preventing the main body portion 2 from slipping out upward from the front basket B.

[0027] 1 and 5, a slide fastener 7 is provided between the lid 3 and the main body 2, connecting the edge of the lid 3 with the edge of the top opening of the main body 2, thereby enabling the lid 3 to open and close the top opening of the main body 2. As shown in Fig. 5, the slide fastener 7 has a pair of teeth 8 on the lid side, a pair of teeth 9 on the main body side, and two sliders 10 that engage and disengage the pair of teeth 8, 9.

[0028] The lid-side coupling teeth row 8 is attached to the edge of the lid 3 so as to extend uninterruptedly along the left side edge, rear edge, and right side edge of the lid 3. The body-side coupling teeth row 9 is attached to the edge of the upper opening of the body 2 so as to extend uninterruptedly along the left side edge, rear edge, and right side edge of the upper opening of the body 2.

[0029] The two sliders 10 are attached in a head-to-head relationship (i.e., a relationship in which the engagement of the tooth rows 8, 9 between the two sliders 10 is released when the two sliders 10 are moved in directions away from each other). As shown in Fig. 5, by moving the two sliders 10 to both ends of the slide fastener 7, the engagement of the tooth rows 8, 9 is released over the entire length of the slide fastener 7, and by lifting the lid part 3 in this state, the upper opening of the main body part 2 is opened, making it possible to put in or take out luggage from the front basket B.

[0030] 6, of the two left and right sliders 10, the slide fastener 7 is configured so that by moving the left slider 10 from the center position of the slide fastener 7 to the left, it is possible to release the connection between the left side edge of the lid portion 3 and the main body portion 2 while keeping the right side edge of the lid portion 3 connected to the main body portion 2. Similarly, by moving the right slider 10 from the center position of the slide fastener 7 to the right, it is possible to release the connection between the right side edge of the lid portion 3 and the main body portion 2 while keeping the left side edge of the lid portion 3 connected to the main body portion 2.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 3 has an upper surface member 11 and a lower surface member 12 facing the underside of the upper surface member 11. The lower surface member 12 is provided to bridge the front-to-rear connection between the upper end of the front surface portion 2a of the main body 2 and the upper end of the rear surface portion 2c of the main body 2. In the figure, the lower surface member 12 and the front surface portion 2a of the main body 2 are smoothly connected to each other with an arc-shaped cross section, but the lower surface member 12 and the front surface portion 2a of the main body 2 can also be connected to each other with an L-shaped cross section. The lower surface member 12 has a structure in which a sheet-like member (e.g., a foamed resin sheet) is sandwiched between the outer and inner surfaces. This prevents the center of the lower surface member 12 from bending downward in the front-to-rear direction even when the lower surface of the lower surface member 12 (the lower surface of the lid 3) is not supported by luggage or the like placed in the front basket B, making it possible to hold documents P (described below) at a predetermined height.

[0032] A pocket 13 capable of storing documents P (for example, a paper with a map printed on it or a paper with the words "Home nursing care service available" written on it) is formed between the opposing surfaces of the upper surface member 11 and the lower surface member 12. The pocket 13 is sized to store documents P of A4 size (210 mm x 297 mm). The upper surface member 11 is formed from a colorless, transparent resin sheet so that the documents P stored in the pocket 13 can be seen from the outside. For example, a transparent vinyl chloride sheet can be used as the resin sheet. On the other hand, the lower surface member 12 is formed from an opaque sheet (here, a structure in which a sheet-like member is sandwiched between a front and backing).

[0033] 3, in the front portion (upper portion in the figure) of the lid portion 3, the lower surface member 12 is provided across the entire left and right width of the lid portion 3 so that the left and right side edges of the lower surface member 12 form the left and right side edges of the lid portion 3. On the other hand, in the rear portion (lower portion in the figure) of the lid portion 3, the upper surface member 11 is provided across the entire left and right width of the lid portion 3 so that the left and right side edges and rear edge of the upper surface member 11 form the left and right side edges and rear edge of the lid portion 3. Of the front and rear portions of the lid portion 3, the upper surface member 11 is provided only on the rear portion (lower portion in the figure).

[0034] The left-right width of the portion of the lower surface member 12 facing the underside of the upper surface member 11 is set smaller than the left-right width of the upper surface member 11, so that the left and right side edges 12a of the portion of the lower surface member 12 facing the underside of the upper surface member 11 are positioned more inward than the left and right side edges of the upper surface member 11. The left and right side edges 12a of the portion of the lower surface member 12 facing the underside of the upper surface member 11 are formed so as to incline inward in the left-right direction from the front (upward in the figure) to the rear (downward in the figure).

[0035] 2, the front edge (left edge in the figure) of the upper surface member 11 is fixed to the upper surface of the lower surface member 12. This fixing is performed by thermal welding or adhesive bonding so as to prevent any gaps that could allow water or the like to enter between the upper surface member 11 and the lower surface member 12. The rear edge (right edge in the figure) of the lower surface member 12 is fixed by being sandwiched between the upper surface member 11 and the slide fastener 7.

[0036] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, pocket openings 14 for inserting and removing documents P into and from pockets 13 are provided on the underside of lid 3. As shown in Figure 4, pocket openings 14 are provided on both the left and right sides of the underside of lid 3. The pocket openings 14 are vertical gaps formed between the underside of top member 11 and the left and right side edges 12a of bottom member 12. Here, no pocket openings 14 for inserting and removing documents P into and from pockets 13 are present on the top side of lid 3. Pocket openings 14 are provided only on the underside of lid 3 (i.e., the inner part of basket cover 1).

[0037] As shown in Figure 4, stopper members 15 are provided on the left and right side edges of the top surface member 11 to reliably prevent documents P stored in pockets 13 from accidentally falling out of pocket openings 14. The stopper members 15 are formed in the shape of strips extending from the left and right side edges of the top surface member 11 and are detachably attached to the underside of the bottom surface member 12 by hook-and-loop fasteners 16.

[0038] As shown in Figure 1, this basket cover 1 has a pocket 13 formed in the lid portion 3 for storing documents P, and of the upper surface member 11 and lower surface member 12 (see Figure 2) that form the pocket 13, the upper surface member 11 located on the upper surface side is formed from a colorless and transparent resin sheet, so that the documents P stored in the pocket 13 can be seen from the top side of the lid portion 3. In other words, it is possible to keep the documents P visible on the top surface of the lid portion 3 of the basket cover 1, which is a part of the bicycle that is particularly visible to people holding the handlebars of the bicycle and to people around the bicycle when it is parked.

[0039] 2 is formed from an opaque sheet, it is possible to prevent the contents of the front basket B from being visible from the outside when nothing is stored in the pocket 13. In other words, if the bottom member 12 were formed from a colorless and transparent sheet, both the top member 11 and the bottom member 12 would be colorless and transparent, and so when nothing is stored in the pocket 13 between the top member 11 and the bottom member 12, there is a risk that the underside of the lid portion 3, i.e., the contents of the front basket B, would be completely visible from the outside of the basket cover 1. Therefore, if the bottom member 12 is formed from an opaque sheet, it is possible to prevent the contents of the front basket B from being completely visible from the outside of the basket cover 1 even when nothing is stored in the pocket 13 between the top member 11 and the bottom member 12.

[0040] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the basket cover 1 has a pocket opening 14 for putting documents P in and out of the pocket 13 provided on the underside of the lid portion 3, not on the top side of the lid portion 3, so that documents P stored in the pocket 13 can be reliably prevented from being blown away by the wind while traveling or from getting wet in the rain.

[0041] As shown in FIG. 6 , this basket cover 1 allows documents P to be inserted or removed from the pocket 13 from the left side by disconnecting the left side edge of the lid 3 from the main body 2 while the right side edge of the lid 3 remains connected to the main body 2 with the slide fastener 7. Similarly, it is also possible to disconnect the right side edge of the lid 3 from the main body 2 while the left side edge of the lid 3 remains connected to the main body 2 with the slide fastener 7, and to insert or remove documents P from the pocket 13 from the right side. In this way, documents P can be inserted or removed from the pocket 13 by opening only the right or left portion of the slide fastener 7 without having to fully open the slide fastener 7 for opening and closing the lid 3, which is highly convenient. Furthermore, documents P can be inserted or removed from the pocket 13 from either the left or right side of the lid 3, making it easy to use for both right-handed and left-handed users.

[0042] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, this basket cover 1 is highly convenient because it can accommodate documents P in the pocket 13 of A4 size, which is the most widely used paper size.

[0043] In the above embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, the transparent upper surface member 11 is provided only on the rear portion of the lid portion 3 (the lower portion in the figure), but it is also possible to provide the transparent upper surface member 11 so as to cover the entire upper surface of the lid portion 3.

[0044] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, an example has been described in which the slide fastener 7 has two sliders 10, with the two sliders 10 arranged in a head-to-head relationship. However, it is also possible to use a slide fastener in which the two sliders 10 are attached in a butt-to-butt relationship (i.e., a relationship in which, when the two sliders 10 shown in Figure 5 are moved in directions away from each other, the tooth rows 8, 9 between the two sliders 10 mesh with each other. At this time, the meshing of the tooth rows 8, 9 in the portions from both ends of the slide fastener 7 to the sliders 10 is released).

[0045] In addition, in the above embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, the slide fastener 7 is described as extending along the left side edge of the lid portion 3, the rear edge of the lid portion 3, and the right side edge of the lid portion 3 (i.e., configured to open and close the lid portion 3 from the rear side (the side closer to the driver)).However, it is also possible to use a slide fastener 7 that extends along the left side edge of the lid portion 3, the front edge of the lid portion 3, and the right side edge of the lid portion 3 (i.e., configured to open and close the lid portion 3 from the front side (the side farther from the driver)).

[0046] This invention can be applied not only to a cover exclusively for the front basket B, but also to a cover that can be attached to either the front basket or the rear basket.

[0047] The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims, not by the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0048] 1 Front basket cover 2 Main body 3 Lid 7 Slide fastener 10 Sliders 11 Upper surface member 12 Bottom member 13 pockets 14 Pocket opening B Front basket P Documents

Claims

1. A bicycle front basket cover has a cylindrical main body (2) that covers the outer periphery of the bicycle front basket (B), and a lid (3) that closes the upper end of the main body (2), The cover (3) has an upper surface member (11) and a lower surface member (12) facing the underside of the upper surface member (11), and a pocket (13) capable of accommodating documents (P) is formed between the opposing surfaces of the upper surface member (11) and the lower surface member (12). This cover for a bicycle front basket is characterized in that the upper surface member (11) is formed of a colorless and transparent resin sheet so that documents (P) stored in the pocket (13) can be seen from the outside.

2. 2. A cover for a bicycle front basket according to claim 1, wherein the lower surface member (12) is formed from an opaque sheet.

3. A cover for a bicycle front basket as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper surface of the lid portion (3) does not have a pocket opening (14) for putting documents (P) in and taking them out of the pocket (13), and the lower surface of the lid portion (3) only has a pocket opening (14) for putting documents (P) in and taking them out of the pocket (13).

4. A slide fastener (7) is provided to connect the edge of the cover (3) to the edge of the upper opening of the main body (2) so that the cover (3) can open and close the upper opening of the main body (2); The slide fastener (7) is provided with two sliders (10) so that it is possible to disconnect the right side edge of the cover (3) from the main body (2) while keeping the left side edge of the cover (3) connected to the main body (2), or to disconnect the left side edge of the cover (3) from the main body (2) while keeping the right side edge of the cover (3) connected to the main body (2), A bicycle front basket cover as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein pocket openings (14) for putting documents (P) into and taking documents (P) out of the pocket (13) are provided on both the left and right sides of the underside of the lid portion so that when the right side edge of the lid portion (3) is connected to the main body portion (2) and the connection between the right side edge of the lid portion (3) and the main body portion (2) is released while the left side edge of the lid portion (3) is connected to the main body portion (2) with the slide fastener (7), documents (P) can be put in and taken out of the pocket (13) from the right side, and when the left side edge of the lid portion (3) is connected to the main body portion (2) and the connection between the left side edge of the lid portion (3) and the main body portion (2) is released while the right side edge of the lid portion (3) is connected to the main body portion (2) with the slide fastener (7), documents (P) can be put in and taken out of the pocket (13) from the left side.

5. 3. A cover for a bicycle front basket according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pocket (13) is formed to a size capable of accommodating A4 size documents (P).

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