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Anti-chain wrap device for bicycles

US4960402A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
3References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 1989
Grant dateOct 2, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62M2009/007
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An anti-chain wrap device has a plurality of lifters which are raised and curved to be adjacent the rotary path of the chainrings, respectively, to strip or free a struck chain from the chainring. The lifters are finger blade members which are joined near their lower ends to provide a more rigid construction.

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