Bicycle wheel axle dropout member
US5261685A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K25/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle wheel axle dropout member includes a body portion adapted to be joined to a wheel axle-supporting member of a bicycle and a pair of arm portions extending from the body portion and defining a slot adapted to receive a portion of the bicycle wheel axle in seated relation at the base of the slot. At least one arm portion of the dropout member has a distal part projecting outwardly with respect to the perimeter of the fastener, a hole in the distal part closely adjacent the perimeter of the fastener, and a stop member detachably received in the hole and having a stop head portion positioned abreast of the fastener such as to be engaged by the fastener if the wheel axle should unseat from the base of the slot and to thereby stop the wheel from detaching from the dropout member.
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