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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
The Cycle Group, Anaheim, CA (US);
Kenneth K. Anderson, Irvine, CA (US);
Jonathan Ziegler, Wofford Heights, CA (US);
The Cycle Group, Anaheim, CA (US);
Abstract
A rear derailleur assembly for mounting to a bicycle having a frame. The rear derailleur assembly includes an upper body portion configured to operationally engage the rear derailleur assembly to the frame, a controller portion pivotally connected to the upper body, a lower body portion pivotally connected to the upper body and pivotally connected to the controller portion, and a chain cage assembly. The chain cage assembly includes at least two pulleys configured to engage a chain of the bicycle, and a one-piece chain cage configured to retain each pulley at a particular fixed position. Each pulley is rotatable relative to the one-piece chain cage at the particular fixed position of the pulley. The lower body portion is operationally connected to the one-piece chain cage and configured to allow the one-piece chain cage to pivot relative to the lower body portion.