Cassette and bicycle wheel assembly
US9168976B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49506
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cassette for a bicycle may include a plurality of sprocket portions fused into a single unit. The cassette may include a cavity formed in the large end of the cassette. Spokes of an associated wheel may be at least partially disposed in the cavity. A related manufacturing method may include joining a first generally planar sprocket portion having a plurality of connector portions extending transverse to the plane of the first sprocket portion, to a second generally planar sprocket portion by fusing at least one of the connector portions to the second sprocket portion.
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