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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Brian E. Schuman, Madison, WI (US);
Douglas A. Cusack, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Sridharan Madhavan, Marshall, WI (US);
James Colegrove, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Brian E. Schuman, Madison, WI (US);
Douglas A. Cusack, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Sridharan Madhavan, Marshall, WI (US);
James Colegrove, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, WI (US);
Abstract
A continuous fiber reinforced plastic bicycle fork has continuous fibers extending from the tip of the fork blades to the steer tube, formed through optimum compaction, low void molding resulting in precise forming of the fork shell such that a metal steer tube, metal bearing races, metal dropouts and metal brake mount are used to attach metal components such as a headset and star-fangled nut, handlebar stem, wheel and brake thereby eliminating metal component to carbon fiber contact to preserve the integrity of the fiber reinforcements and plastic matrix.