Retractable bicycle fender

摘要

A retractable bicycle fender has a bistable Spring strip with an elastomeric grommet at the end. A hole goes through the grommet and the Spring strip to allow mounting on a bicycle seat post. Plastic wings coat the edges of the Spring strip to increase the width of the fender and reduce the noise and rate of recoil. The bicycle fender can be manually extended in wet weather and recoiled in dry weather.

主权项

1. A retractable bicycle fender comprising:
a) a spring strip; and b) an elastomeric grommetwherein:
c) said spring strip has a stable elongated configuration that forms said fender and a stable coiled configuration; d) said spring strip forms a seat post hole without a break, said seat post hole having a diameter larger than the diameter of a bicycle seat post; e) said elastomeric grommet is attached to said spring strip and surrounds said seat post hole forming a grommet hole with a wall; and f) the diameter of said grommet hole is less than the diameter of said bicycle seat post such that said grommet will grip said bicycle seat post when said bicycle seat post is inserted through said grommet hole.