Composite bicycle frame with pressure molded juncture
Patent 4982975 Issued on January 8, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 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.
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.
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