Bicycle skewer with bicycle trailer couplers
US10814931B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K2025/044
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle skewer for supporting a wheel of a bicycle between bicycle forks on opposite sides of the supported bicycle wheel comprises a skewer body having first and second end portions and a longitudinal axis about which a supported bicycle wheel pivots. In accordance with an embodiment, a first coupler is coupled to the first end portion of the skewer body and a second coupler is coupled to the second end portion of the skewer body; the bicycle wheel and forks being positioned between the first and second couplers. In addition, each of the first and second couplers comprise exterior surfaces at least a portion of which are spherical.
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