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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
May. 14, 2010
Jan Talavasek, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Robb Jankura, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jeremy Thompson, Aptos, CA (US);
Brandon Dale Sloan, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jan Talavasek, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Robb Jankura, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jeremy Thompson, Aptos, CA (US);
Brandon Dale Sloan, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., Morgan Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A bicycle including a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a frameset supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel. The rear wheel includes a first end cap and a second end cap, and each end cap has an aligned hole extending through the end cap. The rear wheel includes an axle that is positioned in the holes in the end caps and that defines an axial direction. The frameset includes a first dropout and a second dropout, each including an opening. The axle is positioned in the opening of each dropout. Each drop out has a lip that defines a slot aligned with and larger than the openings. Each of the lips is dimensioned to receive a corresponding end cap of the rear wheel. The lip of the first dropout has an axial length less than the lip of the second dropout.