Bicycle front forks and methods of making same
US5944932A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S188/01
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of making a bicycle front fork of molded composite laminates of fiber in a resin matrix, the front fork including a steerer portion, a tubular crown portion, a pair of tubular blade portions. Each has upper ends joined by said crown to the steerer, respectively, and lower ends adapted to receive dropouts. According to the invention, the front fork is molded in two substantially mirror image halves having mutually congruent joining surfaces in said steerer portion.
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