Bicycle front fork mounting structure
Patent 5496126 Issued on March 5, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 20, 2014. 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.
December 20, 2014. 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.Patent References 630176 Mounting device Simultaneous connection between handlebar and steering fork of bicycles Journal for a head tube of a bicycle Upper steering assembly Steering bearing assembly for a bicycle Apparatus for rotatably fitting a fork stem in a head tube of a bicycle Bicycle steering fork bearing system Patent #: 5332245 InventorApplicationNo. 360027 filed on 12/20/1994US Classes:403/370, Threaded actuator74/551.1, Handle bars280/279, Front forks and heads403/373Clamped membersExaminersPrimary: Dorner, Kenneth J.Assistant: Kim, Harry C. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassB62K 021/18AbstractA bicycle front fork mounting structure including a locating socket mounted around the top coupling tube of the front fork and supported on a ball bearing above the head tube of the bicycle frame, the locating socket having an outer thread and a tapered center through hole, a split holding-down ring fitted into the tapered center through hole of the locating socket, and a lock nut threaded onto the outer thread of the locating socket to compress the holding-down ring by forcing an inside annular flange thereof into an outside annular groove on the holding-down ring, causing the holding-down ring and the locating socket to securely fix the front fork to the head tube.Field of SearchCOUPLING SUPPORTED BY INDEPENDENT BEARINGRadially interposed shim or bushing Wedging or camming Engaged by axial movement Plural, circumferentially related shims between members Threaded actuator Split or slotted bushing Clamped members HAVING A CAM, WEDGE, OR TAPERED PORTION Handle bars Front forks and heads Crowns Wedge means | |
