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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:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1995
Paul C Jensen, Broomfield, CO (US);
Charles H Demarest, Boulder, CO (US);
Gerard F Lutz, Golden, CO (US);
Kryptonics, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
An improved wheel assembly which eliminates 'bearing click' is provided with raised, deformable structures placed within a gap between a bearing and fixed structures inside the wheel core. When the bearing is pushed into the wheel to abut at least one such fixed structure, leaving a gap between the bearing and another fixed structure, then tightened mechanically inward into the wheel core, the deformable structure in the gap will be deformed by the bearing as it pushes inward and 'cold flow' to form a surface preventing wobbling and 'bearing click' when the user presses manually against the wheel hub.