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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
Sram, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Patrick Brady, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael Hall, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Ruan Trouw, Mooresville, IN (US);
SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Forming features in the surface of a bicycle component involves depositing a substance onto a substrate in a geometric pattern to form a transfer medium. Forming features may also involve positioning the transfer medium relative to an unformed bicycle component, and forming a negative of the geometric pattern in the bicycle component through the application of heat and/or pressure to the transfer medium and the unformed bicycle component. The transfer medium may be configured for use in the molding of carbon fiber reinforced plastic ('CFRP') bicycle components and may include a substrate formed of a flexible material, and a geometric pattern formed of a hard material, the hard material different than the flexible material.