Bicycle frame assembly with integral fastener passage

摘要

A bicycle frame assembly having a number of elongate tubes that are connected to define a shape of the bicycle frame. The assembly includes a passage that is defined by the elongate member, a partition, and a bridge. The partition isolates the passage from an interior volume of the elongate tube. The bridge extends in a direction normal to an elongate direction of the passage and defines an inlet and an outlet of the passage. The inlet, outlet, and bridge are generally flush with an exterior surface of the elongate tube and provide a passage that cooperates with a flexible connector, such as a cable tie, for securing supplemental structures, such as brake and shift control cables, to the elongate tube of the bicycle frame assembly.

主权项

1. An apparatus for securing objects to a bicycle, comprising:
a wall of a bicycle frame member including a first mount and a second mount; wherein:
the first mount comprises a first passage wall connected to the wall defining a first passage, a first opening and a second opening, wherein a first end of the first passage is the first opening and a second end of the first passage is the second opening;the second mount comprises a second passage wall connected to the wall defining a second passage, a third opening and a fourth opening, wherein a first end of the second passage is the third opening and a second end of the second passage is the fourth opening; andthe first mount and the second mount are configured to secure an object against an exterior of the wall of a bicycle frame member when a first flexible connector is secured through the first passage and around a first portion of the object, and a second flexible connector is secured through the second passage and around a second portion of the object;wherein:
the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening are flush with the wall of the bicycle frame member,the object is secured completely outside of the mount and directly against the bicycle frame member near the mounts; andthe first passage and the second passage are located at a common cross-section of the bicycle frame member.