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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2001
Takuji Masui, Osaka, JP;
Stascha Offenbeck, Ottobrunn Bayern, DE;
Hartmut Esslinger, Altensteig, DE;
Nico Michler, Baden-Württemberg, DE;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle fork/hub cover assembly overlies a portion of a front fork and the ends of the front hub to change the appearance of the front portion of the bicycle. The cover assembly basically comprises an outside cover portion, an inside cover portion and snap-on fastening elements that couple the outside cover portion and the inside cover portion to a bicycle frame. The outside cover portion includes a right hub cover section, a left hub cover section, a right outside fork tube cover section, and a left outside fork tube cover section. The inside cover portion includes a right inside fork tube cover section, and a left inside fork tube cover section. The fastening elements are coupled to the outside cover portion and the inside cover portion.