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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2017
Wick Werks, Llc, Ogden, UT (US);
Christopher A. Wickliffe, Ogden, UT (US);
Eldon Goates, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
WICK WERKS, LLC, Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
A bicycle chain ring for engaging a chain link of a bicycle chain, the bicycle chain ring including an inner edge fully circumscribing both an opening and an axis of rotation, an inner surface extending between the inner edge and an outer edge where a plurality of chain ring teeth emanate, and a plurality of ramps disposed about the inner surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of ramps includes a lifting surface for initiating lift of a bicycle chain without assistance from the plurality of chain ring teeth. The lifting surface extends radially along the inner surface toward the outer edge, and the at least one ramp has a first end proximate the inner edge and a second end proximate the outer edge. The second end of the at least one lifting surface terminates before reaching the bottom of a trough positioned between two or more of the plurality of chain ring teeth.