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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
May. 03, 2007
Applicants:
Roger Paul Murphy, Waterloo, WI (US);
Chad Manuell, Waterloo, WI (US);
Inventors:
Roger Paul Murphy, Waterloo, WI (US);
Chad Manuell, Waterloo, WI (US);
Assignee:
Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fiber reinforced plastic bicycle fork uses a reinforced crown steer tube junction extending the steer tube through a tapered socket to the brake bolt such that the metal steer tube coacts with the fiber reinforced plastic fork to preserve structural integrity in the event of application of high stress to the fork.