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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Hideya Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
Hideya Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle shaft component includes an outer tubular member and an inner member non-movably attached to the outer member. The outer tubular member includes a first end portion and a second end portion with an interior longitudinal passageway extending between the first and second end portions. The interior longitudinal passageway has a longitudinal center axis extending through it. The inner member is non-movably attached to the outer tubular member within the interior longitudinal passageway. The outer tubular member is constructed of a first material having a first specific gravity and the inner member is constructed of a second material having a second specific gravity that is lower than the first specific gravity of the first material.