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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary G Klein, Chehalis, WA (US);
Darrell W Voss, Chehalis, WA (US);
Richard W Randall, Chehalis, WA (US);
Assignee:
Klein Bicycle Corporation, Chehalis, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B32B / ; B32B / ; B62K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156245 ; 156293 ; 264257 ; 264258 ; 264314 ;
Abstract
A method of making a bicycle front fork of molded composite laminates of fiber in a resin matrix, the front fork including a steerer portion, a tubular crown portion, a pair of tubular blade portions. Each has upper ends joined by said crown to the steerer, respectively, and lower ends adapted to receive dropouts. According to the invention, the front fork is molded in two substantially mirror image halves having mutually congruent joining surfaces in said steerer portion.