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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784876 | Motorcycle wheel assembly and method for protecting bearings and for providing security for mounting bolts A motorcycle wheel assembly having a wheel with a central hub and an axle extending centrally through the hub with interior wheel bearings and at least one brake disc in abutment with the outside surface of the hub is provided with at least a wheel cover fitted onto... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7367632 | Hub assembly for disk brake of bicycle A hub assembly for a disk brake of a bicycle includes a support shaft, a hub body pivotally mounted on the support shaft and provided with two drum disks, a mounting portion protruding from one of the drum disks, a threaded section protruding from the mounting porti... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7284643 | Brake disk A brake disk has a disk body. The disk body has two sides, an outer periphery, a central hole, multiple through holes and multiple curved grooves. The central hole is defined through the disk body. The through holes are defined through the disk body around the centr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273258 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. The tubular ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7210748 | Motorcycle hub adapter A motorcycle hub adapter for shaft driven motorcycles that permits a user to mount any custom wheel to a shaft driven motorcycle assembly. The adapter includes a housing that has a substantially hemispherical shape with a convex side with an opposite relatively flat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175003 | Disk brake device for vehicle A hub-side mounting part formed with the side surface of a wheel hub is provided so that an outer diameter thereof is larger than a diameter of a mounting pitch circle of a disc rotor. A hub-side through-hole and a rotor side through-hole, which are formed therein t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7066556 | Bicycle hub A hub is configured to suppress deformation in a disc rotor even if the disc rotor is made thinner and more lightweight, and to suppress wobbling in a braking surface. The hub has a hub axle, a hub shell, a pair of bearings, and a brake mount. The hub shell has spok... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6918467 | Counter-rotating brake disc for a motorcycle wheel assembly A motorcycle wheel assembly comprising a brake hub rotatably mounted to a wheel axel. A brake disc is affixed to the brake hub rotating with the brake hub. A tire hub is rotatably carried by the brake hub carrying a tire for contacting a road surface to rotate the t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6880897 | Hub adapter for a bicycle disc brake A hub adapter used to modify a bicycle wheel hub to provide for the mounting of a disc brake rotor and/or for the repositioning of the wheel spoke mount flange to accommodate the additional components of a disc brake system. The hub adapter may be fixed to the host ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6773077 | Lightweight motorcycle wheel The present invention provides a motorcycle wheel that includes a rim, a hub, and a spoke. The rim is adapted to receive a motorcycle tire and the hub is adapted to receive and support a motorcycle axle. The spoke extends between the rim and the hub. The spoke inclu... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6736464 | Hub for motorcycle or the like permitting rendering reversible the wheel in its support Rear wheel hub of a two-wheel vehicle, secured to a tooth transmission gear and a brake disc, is noteworthy in that it is arranged so as to have in each of its two possible positions of mounting 180° apart, a toothed gear (7; 14, 15) on the side where the ch... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6431657 | Bicycle hub for disc brake A bicycle brake disc hub is provided for use with tangential bicycle spokes. The bicycle hub basically has a hub axle and a hub body with a brake rotor attachment portion integral formed therewith as a one-piece, unitary member. The hub axle has a center ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6065812 | Bicycle wheel rim capable of cooperating with brake shoes to bring about smooth and stable braking action A bicycle wheel rim is composed of a friction surface extending along the rim. The friction surface is provided with a plurality of action units each having a primary action area and a secondary action area and a secondary action area. The primary action ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5899474 | Frequency-accelerated velocipede The present invention provides a rider-propelled vehicle that includes a frame capable of supporting a rider, an eccentrically-mounted front wheel, and a concentrically-mounted rear wheel. In one embodiment, the rider propels the vehicle using the cyclic ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 4810039 | Device for coupling in rotation a wheel hub The device for coupling in rotation a wheel hub is intended to couple this hub to a wheel axle and, where necessary, to a brake disk, the wheel hub being fitted sliding on the wheel axle which is extended by a flange in the periphery of which are provided... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4716993 | Disc brake A motor cycle disc brake has a disc secured by an outer peripheral portion to the rim of a wheel which is rotatable about an axle held by a pair of fork legs. A brake caliper is secured to a fork leg and straddles the inner periphery of the disc. The disc... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4707034 | Hub sleeve for a bicycle hub A hub sleeve for a bicycle hub is manufactured by cold-swaging or forging. The hub sleeve is integrally provided with ball bearing faces and with internal torque transmission teeth. The torque transmission teeth are obtained by radial dislocation of the w... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4634189 | Wheel hub including structure for attachment of accessories A wheel hub includes an improved structure for mounting at least one accessory thereto, the wheel hub has a hollow cylindrical body having a radially acting coupling arrangement including a plurality of alternating recesses and ridges formed interiorly of... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4595242 | Rear hub shell for bicycles and method of manufacturing same A hub shell is made in one piece out of plastic and a metal ring is positly connected externally to at least one of its hub heads in such a way that it can neither rotate nor be displaced axially. The metal ring has longitudinal grooves and a continuous ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4526249 | Front suspension system for a motorcycle A suspension system for the front wheel of a motorcycle. A pair of upper and lower control arms extend forwardly from the body of the motorcycle and are attached by universally pivotable ball joints to a kingpin which extends along one side of the front w... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4508392 | Wheel hub including structure for attachment of accessories A wheel hub is disclosed including an improved structure for mounting at least one accessory thereto. This structure includes a radially acting coupling arrangment including an axially outwardly directed rim portion about a periphery of the wheel hub punc... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4488761 | Wheel disc brake In a combined wheel-disc assembly, the wheel disc surface is used as a brake rotor. The need for a separate disc rotor is eliminated and the assembly provides a large area for brake contact and desirable air cooling of the braking surface. Braking forces ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4351569 | Hub sleeve formed of deep-drawn parts A hub for a bicycle or the like consists of two coaxial sleeve members secured together against relative axial and rotational movement. Each sleeve has an outwardly extending spoke flange disposed transversely of the hub axis. One sleeve member is cylindr... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4280736 | Vehicle wheel A molded plastic wheel and brake assembly for a bicycle or other vehicle, which aids in isolating a bicycle frame from shocks encountered by the wheel and in isolating the plastic material of the wheel from extreme heating by the brake assembly. The wheel... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4226304 | Disk brake for vehicles, especially for motorcycles A disk brake arrangement in a motorcycle equipped with a wheel supported unilaterally at a wheel guide member whose wheel hub is connected with the wheel spokes, with a support hub rotatably supported relative to the wheel guide member as well as with a b... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4120536 | Wheel equipped with brake, particularly for motor-cycles A wheel with a brake, particularly adapted for motor-cycles, including a disc brake having an annular disc arranged concentrically to the axis of the wheel and secured to the hub thereof, and a braking shoe-holder supported internally to the annular disc ... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4118073 | Cast spoke-wheel for motor vehicles, especially motorcycles A cast spoke-wheel for motorcycles, with a brake hub connected with a wheel hub by way of an end wall; spokes or spokes with webs reinforcing the same in the axial direction are arranged extending over the end wall whereby air feed devices for ventilating... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4047764 | Composite motorcycle wheel construction A lightweight composite motorcycle wheel construction characterized in that it comprises a wheel unit casting including concentric outer and inner rim and sleeve portions integrally connected together by angularly spaced spokes; and a hub unit casting hav... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4035895 | Method of making composite motorcycle wheel A lightweight composite motorcycle wheel construction characterized in that it comprises a wheel unit casting including concentric outer and inner rim and sleeve portions integrally connected together by angularly spaced spokes; and a hub unit casting hav... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3985391 | Disc brake apparatus suitable for bicycles The rotor of a disc brake apparatus for bicycles comprises a spider that flatwise overlies the outer face of one spoke flange on a wheel hub and is secured by spokes that have their hook portions extending through it and that spoke flange. A flat annular ... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3931871 | Disc brake, hub and wheel assembly A disc brake construction adapted for use on front or rear wheels of motorcycles and the like. Annular steel discs are supported on opposite sides of the wheel hub. A pair of axially mounted face plates support hydraulically operated brake shoes having br... | 01/13/1976 |