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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2023
Applicant:
The Hive Global, Inc., Taichung, TW;
Inventors:
George Dubois, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Joel Peters, Taichung, TW;
Assignee:
The Hive Global Inc., Taichung, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 27/04 (2006.01); B60B 27/02 (2006.01); F16D 41/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 27/047 (2013.01); B60B 27/023 (2013.01); F16D 41/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A freewheel hub having a non-zero deadband distance in order to reduce or eliminate pedal kickback. The deadband distance is able to have or be adjusted to a desired length including lengths that enable silent freewheeling operation where the pawls of the freewheel body do not engage or contact the teeth of the ratchet gear thereby eliminating any contact-based freewheeling sound.