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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masashi Nagano, Izumi, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474 78 ; 474160 ; 474164 ;
Abstract
A sprocket assembly for a bicycle having a large sprocket and a small sprocket. The large sprocket includes chain support projections formed on the side surface opposed to the small sprocket. Each projection includes a contact portion defining a contact surface for contacting, without meshing, a lower end of a chain shifted from the small sprocket to the large sprocket. The chain support means are arranged for causing the contact surface to contact the chain engaging the small sprocket and pick up the chain radially outwardly of the large sprocket during a chain shift from the small sprocket to the large sprocket.