Bicycle fork
US7147237B2 · kind B2 · utility
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15Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K21/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fork is provided for driving a driving wheel and especially the front wheel of a bicycle. Therefore the steerer is fixed to the axle of a wheel and extends at least partially to the rotation plane of the wheel in a parallel direction. Furthermore the steerer is designed generally as a frame square wherein at least two frame legs are arranged generally parallel and with a certain distance. The frame legs are fixed in a certain position by at least two connecting elements and are designed as profiled sticks. In a preferred embodiment of the contour of the profiled sticks has the shape of an aerofoil.
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