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Composite bicycle frame with pressure molded juncture

Patent 4982975 Issued on January 8, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 14, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Bicycle frame
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Issued on: 09/13/1977
Inventor: VanAuken

Method of manufacturing a tennis racket
Patent #: 4264389
Issued on: 04/28/1981
Inventor: Staub ,   et al.

Tube structure for bicycle and motorcycle frames
Patent #: 4437679
Issued on: 03/20/1984
Inventor: Campagnolo

Foam-containing structures
Patent #: 4471020
Issued on: 09/11/1984
Inventor: McCarthy

Method and means for assembling the parts of cycle frames and the like
Patent #: 4479662
Issued on: 10/30/1984
Inventor: Defour ,   et al.

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Inventor

Application

No. 337816 filed on 04/14/1989

US Classes:

280/281.1, Frames and running gear264/258Joining a plurality of superposed fibrous or textile layers

Examiners

Primary: Marmor, Charles A.
Assistant: Kagen, Alan M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 944173 DE. 06/13/2012
  • 475337 FR. 05/13/2012
  • 839373 FR. 04/13/2012
  • 2576576 FR 08/13/1981
  • 1163835 JP. 07/13/1986
  • 1361394 GB. 07/13/1974

International Class

B62K 019/16

Abstract

A cycle frame having a generally hollow unitary component of composite material connecting at least two support members. The frame component includes at least one pressure molded juncture comprising overlapping layers of resin impregnated fibrous material provided by overlapped parts of at least two adjacent wall sections.

Other References

  • Article entitled "Cycles", Sept., 1986 issue of Popular Mechanics by Norman Mayersohn, pp. 46 and 48
  • English Translation of French Patent No. 475,337
  • English Translation of German Patent No. 944,173
  • Article entitled "Sanderson Outruns High Technology to Win ABC Time Trial", May 13, 1985 edition of Anchorage Daily News by Lew Freedman, p. C-10
  • Partial English Translation of French patent No. 839,373
  • Brent J. Trimble's Declaration of Pre-Filing Activity dated Sept. 30, 1987 filed in related U.S. Application Ser. No. 861,983 filed May 12, 1986
  • Article Published in the Anchorage Daily News on May 13, 1985
  • Article Published in Bicycle Guide Dec. 1985 Issue, p. 74
  • Article Published in Bicycle Guide Aug., 1987 Issue Entitled "Kestral 4000", pp. 30-35
  • Article Published in Bicycle Guide Aug. 1987 issue entitled "A Taste of the Future", pp. 20-29
  • Brent J. Trimble's Supplemental Declaration on Pre-Filing Activity dated Feb. 14, 1989 filed in Related U.S. Application Ser. No. 149,984, filed Jan. 29, 1988
  • Bicycling Magazine, Jul., 1986, pp. 66-68, 70-72, 74 and 78-79
  • Affidavit of Derujinsky as filed Nov. 21, 1988 in USSN 105,121 now USP 4,900,048
  • Bicycling magazine, Jun., 1987, the Cover and pp. 40, 42, 160 and 162, Kestral 4000
  • Bicycle Guide Magazine, Aug., 1987, pp. 36-39 and 68, Look Kevlar 2000
  • Declaration of Pre-Filing Activity dated Sep. 30, 1987, filed Jan. 29, 1988, in related application Ser. No. 149,984
  • Supplemental Declaration on Pre-Filing Activity dated Feb. 14, 1989, filed Feb. 15, 1989, in related application Ser. No. 149,98
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