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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Douglas Alexander Chalmers, North Vancouver, CA;
Paul Klawer, North Vancouver, CA;
Bjorn Borgers, Vancouver, CA;
Evan Michael Choltco-Devlin, New Westminster, CA;
Bart Scicchitano, Squamish, CA;
Fraser Andrew, North Vancouver, CA;
Aljonn Lacerna, North Vancouver, CA;
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a threaded bottom bracket comprising: an internal sleeve, a ball bearing, wherein an inner race of the ball bearing is an extended inner race, a cup fit to concentrically hold the ball bearing, wherein the cup is coupled to the internal sleeve, a labyrinth, the labyrinth coupled to the ball bearing and fit to prevent water and debris from entering the ball bearing, wherein the labyrinth and the cup form a path, and a rotary seal disposed between the ball bearing and the labyrinth, the rotary seal having an external seal that seals against the extended inner race.