ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,416, issued on July 22.
"Ski bike and ski bike conversion kit" was invented by Daniel Elliot Streinz (Duluth, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ski bike and conversion kit for converting a conventional bicycle to a ski bike include at least a rear ski assembly configured to replace a rear wheel of the bicycle. The rear ski assembly includes first and second ski mounts configured to receive corresponding first and second skis. The ski mounts are deployed on a frame that is configured to couple the ski mounts to the bicycle in place of the rear wheel. The frame and ski mounts are rotatably connected to one another and configured s...