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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Praxis Works Llc, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventor:
William A. Hilgenberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Praxis Works LLC, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/54 (2006.01); F16C 9/00 (2006.01); B62M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 9/00 (2013.01); B62M 3/003 (2013.01); F16C 2326/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bottom bracket for a bicycle may include a left bearing cup and a right bearing cup, the two bearing cups configured to be threaded together within a bottom bracket shell. Threading the bearing cups together may result in an axial force being applied to a resilient ring disposed on one of the bearing cups. This axial force may cause an outer diameter of the resilient ring to expand against an inner surface of the bottom bracket shell, thereby effectively locking the bottom bracket into the shell.