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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2024
Sram Deutschland Gmbh, Schweinfurt, DE;
Matthias Reinbold, Wuerzburg, DE;
Sebastian Andres, Baiersdorf, DE;
Pedro Miguel Nunes Dos Santos, Coimbra, PT;
Luis Miguel Mendes Figueiredo, Antanhol, PT;
Joao Carlos Miquelao Santos, Vila Franca de Xira, PT;
SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH, Schweinfurt, DE;
Abstract
A bicycle chain having a plurality of chain links, the chain plates of which are formed and arranged in an offset manner along a longitudinal chain path such that each chain link has a wider longitudinal end, along the transverse chain axis, with a larger link width and a narrower longitudinal end, opposite the wider longitudinal end along the longitudinal chain path, with a smaller link width, is designed for shifting between two coaxial chain wheels that are adjacent along the transverse chain axis.