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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:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akihiko Shoge, Shimonoseki, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/516 ; F16J 1/532 ; F16C 3/376 ; F16H 1/644 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/516 ; F16J 1/532 ; F16C 3/376 ; F16H 1/644 ;
Abstract
A seal for a bicycle transmission includes an annular housing and an annular seal member. The housing includes a side wall defining a plurality of circumferentially disposed slots. The seal member is retained to the housing and extends radially inwardly. The seal member is formed from a resilient material, and the housing is formed from a material that is more rigid than the seal member.