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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Thule Sweden Ab, Hillerstorp, SE;
Inventor:
Joseph Flaherty, Prospect, CT (US);
Assignee:
Thule Sweden AB, Hillerstorp, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/048 (2006.01); B60R 9/10 (2006.01); F16H 25/24 (2006.01); G05G 1/08 (2006.01); F16B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 9/048 (2013.01); B60R 9/10 (2013.01); F16H 25/24 (2013.01); G05G 1/08 (2013.01); B62K 2206/00 (2013.01); F16B 31/02 (2013.01); Y10S 224/924 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20396 (2015.01);
Abstract
A drive mechanism is presented for tightening a skewer of a bicycle fork anchor upon a prong of a bicycle fork by delivering a predetermined drive-force to the skewer. The drive mechanism draws a head of the skewer against the prong thereby pinch-securing the bicycle fork to the bicycle fork anchor. The drive mechanism can include a manually operable actuator and a transmission. The manually operable actuator can be coupled to the transmission. The transmission can include a slip mechanism that only transmits driving forces to the skewer of the bicycle fork anchor that are less than the predetermined drive-force.