Simplified stem-to-yoke mounting assembly cycle
US6698781B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K21/18
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a wheeled cycle, including a bicycle, having a headtube supporting a front handlebar stem and front wheel fork yoke, a tool-free stem-to-yoke mounting assembly and method is provided for mounting the front handlebar stem to the front wheel fork yoke in mating relation rotationally supported in the headtube, the tool-free stem-to-yoke mounting assembly mounting the stem to the yoke within the headtube with an insertion motion requiring no tools. Disassembly desirably requires a tool.
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