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Small lightweight package that stores on bicycle, under rainy/cold conditions can inflate to offer weather protection.
Could be inflated using existing bike pump/CO2 canister - for rapid deployment.
Would be aerodynamic - more so than existing bike +rider.
Either an inflatable device or a rapidly
deployable structure, if someone made this 'bike umbrella' I would want one.
Gizmo: the movie
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0074573
Halfbaked with ambition [gniterobot, Aug 24 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]
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Good one! I can't believe that this isn't baked already, but I've found no reference. |
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Good idea. I'm having trouble picturing it though. Maybe inflatable ribs with material in between? |
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That's what I was thinking; something along the lines of a cross between an umbrella and those inflatable igloo tents. Any chance of an illustration, [bristolz]? |
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May have the ribs - would only need to support itself + wind resistance. Could mount to various points of the bike and may be fixed to a rigid perspex screen.
Visibity could be a problem but could be safer than 'open' bicycle as you wouldn't need make hairy trafic manovers in an atempt to stay dry. |
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Hmmm...it does sound quite dangerous. Any chance of 360deg wipers? |
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BTW, you're leaving out letters all over the place [Osborn]. |
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Your air bag is already there in the event of an accident though! |
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Y'all are 26 years too late. Go to the US Patent Office database (http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm) and search for number 3984142. You'll come up with Paul Van Valkenburg's Inflato-fairing. ;-) |
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If anyone has ever seen the old black and white movie "Gizmo" then you might have seen this one...It's an older film about inventions that never quite made it (like here, but more ambition)...check it out..it's a good laugh |
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Great idea! make it reusable, and easy to pack. add a really cool design and Voila! |
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