Braun, WI
Alexander Braun, Milwaukee, WI US
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20090101576 | PRIMING AND AIR REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIALYSIS - A renal treatment fluid priming method includes priming an extracorporeal circuit connected to a patient with a physiologically compatible fluid, the extracorporeal circuit including an arterial line, a venous line and blood compartment of a blood filter; and pumping from a renal treatment fluid line in communication with the blood filter (i) pulling blood from the patient through the arterial line to flush the physiologically compatible fluid through the arterial line and the blood filter compartment into the renal treatment fluid line and (ii) pulling blood from the patient through the venous line to flush the physiologically compatible fluid through the venous line and the blood filter compartment into the renal treatment fluid line, such that a greater volume of blood is pulled from the patient via (i) and (ii) than a volume of the extracorporeal circuit. | 04-23-2009 |
20090294359 | PRIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING PUMPING AND GRAVITY - A dialysis system includes a pump actuator; a disposable cassette having a pump chamber operable with the pump actuator; a patient line connected to the disposable cassette and in fluid communication with the pump chamber; and a logic implementor configured to prime the patient line according to a sequence in which (i) the pump actuator activates the pump chamber to partially prime the patient line and (ii) a remainder of the patient line is primed via gravity. | 12-03-2009 |
20120145615 | DIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING MOVING DIALYZER - A dialysis system includes a dialysis machine having a blood pump and a renal treatment fluid pump. The system further includes a blood filter operable with the dialysis machine and a device movably coupled to the blood filter and configured to move the blood filter to dislodge gas bubbles suspended within the blood filter. | 06-14-2012 |
Catherine R. Braun, Milwaukee, WI US
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20090056909 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING AN INTERNAL BYPASS - The present invention provides an exhaust recirculation cooler for transferring heat between engine exhaust and a coolant. The cooler can include a housing having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end, a heat transfer region extending through the housing and including a plurality of tubes positioned along a flow path for the coolant, and an internal bypass extending through the housing between the first end and the second end adjacent to the heat transfer region. Together, at least one of the plurality of tubes and the internal bypass provide an exhaust flow path through the cooler. | 03-05-2009 |
20090277606 | HEAT EXCHANGER SUPPORT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger that includes a heat exchanger core including a plurality of stacked tubes defining a fluid flow path, a housing substantially surrounding the heat exchanger core, and an elastomeric member positioned between the heat exchanger housing and the heat exchanger core and deformable to allow movement of one of the heat exchanger core and the housing relative to an other of the heat exchanger core and the housing in at least two substantially perpendicular directions. | 11-12-2009 |
Christopher J. Braun, Racine, WI US
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20080250645 | Hair Clipper with Light Source - A hair clipper includes a housing that defines a cavity and has an opening communicating with the cavity. The hair clipper further includes a blade assembly coupled to a cutting end of the housing and a holder positioned within the cavity and proximate the opening. The hair clipper further includes a plurality of light sources, wherein each light source is received by the holder. The light sources are positioned to direct light through the opening and towards the cutting end of the housing. | 10-16-2008 |
20090019706 | COMB ATTACHMENT - A comb attachment for a hair trimmer includes a comb body having a leading edge and a rear portion. The rear portion is configured to couple the comb body to the hair trimmer. The comb attachment further includes a plurality of tines at the leading edge of the comb body, a magnet assembly configured to magnetically couple the comb attachment to the hair trimmer, and a recess formed in the rear portion of the comb body. The recess is configured to receive the magnet assembly. | 01-22-2009 |
Cindy R. Braun, Stratford, WI US
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20110218062 | NOCK ADAPTER FOR BOWFISHING ARROW - A nock adapter for a solid shaft bowfishing arrow fits on a standard conical taper of a solid shaft arrow and provides an extended cylindrical joint releasably engaging a cylindrical boss of a nock for field replacement of the nock while resisting lateral disengaging impacts. | 09-08-2011 |
Dennis H. Braun, Brookfield, WI US
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20090085572 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING INVERTER LINKAGES - A method for diagnosing the linkages of an inverter including a controller connected to switching devices that are between a DC input and a multi-phase output. The inverter can be diagnosed to determine whether the control signals provided to the switching devices are being properly provided to the inverter and whether the inverter is operating properly. Diagnosis of the inverter is advisable upon commissioning or after completion of a repair. The controller can provide at least one signal to the switching devices and the signal can be monitored adjacent to the switching devices to ensure that the switching devices are receiving the correct signals from the controller. The controller can provide at least one signal to the switching devices and the output of the inverter can be monitored to determine whether the inverter operates in accordance with the provided signal. | 04-02-2009 |
Douglas Braun, Mount Horeb, WI US
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20140364385 | FORAZOLINES, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF AND USES THEREOF - An isolated compound of Formula I and salts thereof are provided: | 12-11-2014 |
Eric Braun, Oshkosh, WI US
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20090016808 | Joint - A joint for use in a suspension system including an elongated suspension member is disclosed. The bearing assembly comprises an outer race, an inner race, a shaft, a collar, and a seal. The outer race is configured to be coupled to the elongated suspension member. The inner race is coupled to the outer race and is moveable relative to the outer race. The shaft is coupled to the inner race. The collar is coupled to the shaft and limits the movement of at least one of the inner race and the shaft relative to the outer race. The seal member is configured to form a seal between one of the shaft and the first collar and one of the outer race and a portion of the elongated suspension member. | 01-15-2009 |
20100116569 | SELF-CONTAINED AXLE MODULE - A self-contained axle module for a vehicle having a support structure is provided. The self-contained axle includes a housing removably coupled to the support structure and an output shaft extending from the housing. An electric motor is coupled to the housing and drives the output shaft. Two wheel end assemblies are coupled to the output shaft, and an independent suspension assembly is coupled between each wheel end assembly and the housing, so that the independent suspension assemblies and the wheel end assemblies and the electric motor and the housing are removable from the vehicle as a unit by detaching the housing from the support structure. | 05-13-2010 |
20110312459 | ELECTROMECHANICAL VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A vehicle drive includes a first gear set and a second gear set both having a sun gear, a ring gear and planetary gears which couple the sun gear to the ring gear. The planetary gears of both sets are rotatably supported by respective planetary gear carriers which are coupled to each other. The vehicle drive also includes an engine, a first clutch which selectively engages the engine to the ring gear of the first gear set, a first motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the first gear set and a second motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the second gear set and electrically coupled to the first motor/generator, a second clutch which selectively engages the engine to the second motor/generator, and a third clutch and a third gear set which operate to selectively engage the ring gear of the second gear set to the planetary gear carriers. | 12-22-2011 |
20130196806 | ELECTROMECHANICAL VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A vehicle drive includes a first gear set and a second gear set both having a sun gear, a ring gear and planetary gears which couple the sun gear to the ring gear. The planetary gears of both sets are rotatably supported by respective planetary gear carriers which are coupled to each other. The vehicle drive also includes an engine, a first clutch which selectively engages the engine to the ring gear of the first gear set, a first motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the first gear set and a second motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the second gear set and electrically coupled to the first motor/generator, a second clutch which selectively engages the engine to the second motor/generator, and a third clutch and a third gear set which operate to selectively engage the ring gear of the second gear set to the planetary gear carriers. | 08-01-2013 |
James Braun, Muskego, WI US
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20100012411 | VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A storage compartment, configured to be supported by a vehicle frame, includes a body having an inner surface defining a cavity and an opening for access to the cavity, a door movable between an open position in which the door exposes the opening and a closed position in which the door covers the opening, and a hinge assembly coupling the door and the body. The hinge assembly is enclosed within the cavity when the door is in the closed position. The hinge assembly includes a first four-bar linkage mounted to the body and a second four-bar linkage mounted to the door. The first and second four-bar linkages have at least two unitary links in common. | 01-21-2010 |
Jason Braun, Mt. Pleasant, WI US
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20140230797 | CHARGE AIR COOLER, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD INCLUDING THE SAME - An air intake manifold for an engine includes an air inlet to receive a flow of compressed charge air, and multiple runners to deliver cooled compressed charge air to corresponding combustion cylinders of the engine. A charge air cooler is arranged within the intake manifold between the air inlet and the runners, and includes a first core section and a second core section. The first and second core sections are arranged fluidly in parallel with respect to the flow of compressed charge air, so that the charge air is divided into a first portion that is substantially directed through the first core section to a first subset of the runners, and a second portion that is substantially directed through the second core section to a second subset of the runners. | 08-21-2014 |
Jason Braun, Franksville, WI US
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20100163214 | HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present invention provides a heat exchange system including, among other things, a radiator operable to remove heat from coolant, an air flow path extending through a first charge air cooler and a second charge air cooler, the first charge air cooler being operable to transfer heat from air to the coolant, the second charge air cooler being positioned downstream from the first charge air cooler along the air flow path to receive the air from the first charge air cooler and being operable to transfer heat from the air to the coolant, and a coolant circuit extending between a coolant pump, the radiator, and the first and second charge air coolers. | 07-01-2010 |
Jason J. Braun, Mt. Pleasant, WI US
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20140345577 | CHARGE AIR COOLER, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD INCLUDING THE SAME - A charge air cooler includes a housing and a heat exchanger core positioned within the housing. The heat exchanger core includes a first core section, a second core section, and a centrally located section positioned between the first core section and the second core section. The charge air cooler also includes a plurality of coolant circuits. Each coolant circuit extends through at least one of the first and second core sections. The charge air cooler further includes a coolant inlet extending from the centrally located section to deliver coolant to the plurality of coolant circuits, and a coolant outlet extending from the centrally located section to receive coolant from the plurality of coolant circuits. The charge air cooler also includes a fastener extending through the centrally located section of the core to secure the core to the housing. | 11-27-2014 |
Jason J. Braun, Franksville, WI US
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20100096101 | STACKED/BAR PLATE CHARGE AIR COOLER INCLUDING INLET AND OUTLET TANKS - The present invention provides a charge air cooler for transferring heat between a coolant and charge air including a charge air inlet tank, a charge air outlet tank spaced from the inlet tank, a housing connecting the inlet and outlet tanks to define a charge air flow path from the inlet tank to the outlet tank, and a plurality of plate pairs extending into the charge air flow path from, and substantially perpendicular to, a first wall of the housing. Each of the plate pairs can define a multi-pass path for the coolant. Elongated spacers can be positioned between adjacent plate pairs to define the first wall of the housing. The housing can include a second wall opposite the first wall, and the plate pairs can be spaced away from the second wall in order to accommodate differences in thermal expansion between the plate pairs and the housing. | 04-22-2010 |
20110226222 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exhaust gas recirculation cooler includes an inlet configured to receive exhaust gas from an engine, an outlet configured to direct the exhaust gas back toward the engine, and an exhaust gas flow conduit. The flow conduit includes a first end adjacent the inlet, a second end adjacent the outlet, a first narrow side, a second narrow side, substantially flat broad sides extending between the narrow sides, a first channel adjacent the first narrow side and extending between the ends, a second channel adjacent the second narrow side and extending between the ends, and a plurality of third channels located between the first and second channels and extending between the ends. A plate is located at one end of the flow conduit to inhibit the exhaust gas from flowing through at least one of the first channel and the second channel while allowing exhaust gas flow through the third channels. | 09-22-2011 |
Jeff Braun, Stratford, WI US
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20140332615 | FISHING LINE REEL WITH RAPID LINE PAYOUT - A reel for fishing line or the like provides for extremely rapid payout by releasing the line to unwind by sliding rapidly around a guide surrounding the line spool and by rotation of the line spool itself. A lever controls a line guide preventing sliding of the fishing line around the guide and providing controllable friction and locking of rotation of the line spool only when actuated by the user to permit retraction of the line or controlled tensioning of the line. | 11-13-2014 |
Jeffrey Braun, Stratford, WI US
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20110218062 | NOCK ADAPTER FOR BOWFISHING ARROW - A nock adapter for a solid shaft bowfishing arrow fits on a standard conical taper of a solid shaft arrow and provides an extended cylindrical joint releasably engaging a cylindrical boss of a nock for field replacement of the nock while resisting lateral disengaging impacts. | 09-08-2011 |
Joel L. Braun, Princeton, WI US
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20120036990 | Non-Lethal Weapon Mount System with Modular Weapon Components - The present invention is a non-lethal weapon mount system with modular weapons components comprising at least two personal protection components capable of independent activation, and a means to increase or decrease the intensity level of at least one of the personal protection components. | 02-16-2012 |
John E. Braun, Sturgeon Bay, WI US
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20090045156 | PANEL TURNER FOR A GANTRY CRANE - A gantry crane ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090230072 | Powered Auxiliary Hoist Mechanism - A gantry crane ( | 09-17-2009 |
20110192816 | Powered Auxiliary Hoist Mechanism for a Gantry Crane - A gantry crane ( | 08-11-2011 |
20130001183 | Powered Auxiliary Hoist Mechanism for a Gantry Crane - A gantry crane ( | 01-03-2013 |
Joseph E. Braun, Brown Deer, WI US
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20090133434 | DRAWER REFRIGERATOR WITH DIVIDER AND DIVIDER FOR REFRIGERATOR DRAWER - A drawer refrigerator has a partitioned cabinet with one or more pull-out drawers. The pull-out drawer(s) can have an adjustable divider fence for dividing the storage space of the drawer. The divider fence can have two dividers each defined by two spaced apart elongated rods that are coupled together at a hub and have end pieces with flat surfaces that abut inside surfaces of the drawer walls. A hand operated screw knob mounted to the hub can be used to lock the position of the divider fence. | 05-28-2009 |
Kenneth Braun, Mequon, WI US
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20090212190 | Seat Mount With Integrated Adjustment - A seat mount with integrated adjustment that includes a seat base with integrally molded slide bearing receiving pockets that each receives an integrally formed slide bearing of one piece and unitary construction that engages apertures formed in a seat mount that preferably is a seat slide plate or seat mounting plate. | 08-27-2009 |
20090315383 | Vehicle Seat Assembly - A seat assembly including a base and backrest having integrally formed coupler sockets that each receives respective portions of at least one coupler that preferably is an elongate angled coupling tube that joins the base and backrest while serving as a frame. The base and backrest have mating surfaces that abut when assembled to the at least one coupler with one mating surface having a tongue that is received in a groove formed in the other mating surface helping to keep the coupler seated in at least one of the sockets. In a preferred embodiment, each socket includes an elongate channel. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of coupling tubes are used with mounting portions exposed to which seating hardware is attachable. Integrally formed sockets can also be provided for attachment of other features that include armrests and/or hip restraints. | 12-24-2009 |
20120248838 | Seat Shell With Integrally Formed Latch Handle Holder And Fore-Aft Position Adjustment Assembly - A fore-aft adjustable vehicle seat formed of a plastic seat shell having an integrally formed latch handle recess molded into the shell that pivotally receives and retains a latch having a handle at one end and that is disposed in pivotal engagement with the shell at its opposite end. The latch is provided by an elongate bar that is spring biased outwardly into a slide plate engaging position that opposes fore-aft seat movement. A preferred latch handle recess includes a recessed latch seating channel integrally molded into the shell in communication with a latch receiver pocket integrally molded into the shell in which one end of the latch bar is pivotally received with engagement between the latch bar and shell defining a pivot about which the latch is biased by a coil spring outwardly toward a seat position adjustment opposing position where the latch bar releasably engages the slide plate. | 10-04-2012 |
20120318949 | Low Profile Seat Position Adjustment System - A seat position adjustment assembly including an anchor plate from which a plurality of slide bearings extend slidably received in guide slots formed in a slide plate enabling seat position adjustment and which can also function as a seat mount. Each bearing includes a slide bearing having a slide plate receiving channel and a retainer engagement channel receiving a keeper disposed between the anchor and slide plates anchoring the slide bearing to the anchor plate. Each keeper releasably engages the slide bearing, can straddle the bearing, can function as a spacer spacing the slide plate from the anchor plate, and can function as an upholstery retainer clip that holds part of an outer cover against the anchor plate. A seat latch arrangement can be disposed between the anchor and slide plates releasably retaining a seat removably coupled by the slide bearings to the slide plate in a desired seat position. | 12-20-2012 |
Robert W. Braun, Appleton, WI US
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20110170101 | CAMERA WEB SUPPORT - Web supports ( | 07-14-2011 |
Rudolf Karl Braun, Madison, WI US
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20110081321 | OMENTUM AS A SOURCE OF STROMAL/STEM CELLS AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS USING STROMAL/STEM CELLS - Methods for generating and using omentum cells, and particularly stromal cells and/or omentum stem cells, in medical treatments such as tissue repair and regeneration to facilitate healing from traumatic injury to an abdominal organ, and immune modulation treatments such as suppression of immune responses and inflammation and prevention of tissue fibrosis. According to one aspect, a medical procedure is performed on a patient that involves harvesting omental tissue from the patient, and then transferring the omental tissue to an organ of the patient. At least a portion of the harvested omental tissue may be activated prior to transferring the omental tissue to the organ. Alternatively, the transferred omental tissue may comprise non-lymphoid cells isolated from the omentum tissue and obtained by homogenizing at least a portion of the harvested omental tissue. The invention also encompasses a medical procedure comprising the transfer of omental stem cells to a patient, and a procedure comprising in vitro activation of omental stem cells by T cells to enhance immunomodulatory functions of the omental stem cells. | 04-07-2011 |
Scott D. Braun, Fredonia, WI US
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20100079096 | HUMAN INTERFACE MODULE FOR MOTOR DRIVE - A power electronics device with an improved human interface module (HIM) is provided. More specifically, a motor drive is provided that includes a HIM with a portable memory device that stores the programming configuration of the motor drive. The improved HIM with portable memory enables improved techniques for quickly and efficiently updating the programming configuration of one or several motor drives. | 04-01-2010 |
20100274393 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISABLING PORTS IN A MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A motor control host includes a plurality of ports, a memory, and a processing device. The memory is operable to store an enable mask defining an enablement state for each of the ports. The processing device is operable to send a first message over those selected ports having an affirmative enablement state to maintain a communication link over the selected ports and inhibit the first message for those ports having a negative enablement state. A method for configuring a motor control system including a motor control host having a plurality of ports includes storing an enable mask defining an enablement state for each of the ports. A first message is sent over those selected ports having an affirmative enablement state to maintain a communication link over the selected ports. The first message is inhibited for those ports having a negative enablement state. | 10-28-2010 |
20120109342 | Wireless Industrial Control User Interface With Configurable Software Capabilities - A user interface operable to connect to a device within an industrial control system includes a memory and a processing unit. The memory is operable to store a plurality of software applications for interfacing with the device and a configuration mask including access rights for at least a subset of the software applications. The processing unit is operable to establish a first connection with the device and disable selected software applications based on the configuration mask. | 05-03-2012 |
20130198442 | HUMAN INTERFACE MODULE FOR MOTOR DRIVE - A power electronics device with an improved human interface module (HIM) is provided. More specifically, a motor drive is provided that includes a HIM with a portable memory device that stores the programming configuration of the motor drive. The improved HIM with portable memory enables improved techniques for quickly and efficiently updating the programming configuration of one or several motor drives. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198443 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING A PLURALITY OF MOTOR DRIVES - The embodiments describe a control system and a method for programming a plurality of motor drives. One embodiment provides a control system including a workstation configured to acquire a configuration file, in which the configuration file is indicative of a programming configuration of a motor drive. The control system further includes a plurality of motor drives communicatively coupled to the workstation. The workstation is configured to transfer the configuration file to each of the plurality of motor drives, and each of the plurality of motor drives is configured to update the programming configuration associated with the motor drive based on the configuration file. | 08-01-2013 |
Thomas J. Braun, Stoughton, WI US
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20090100811 | Inertial Gas-Liquid Separator with Constrictable and Expansible Nozzle Valve Sidewall - An inertial gas-liquid separator has one or more nozzle valves having a sidewall and a downstream exit axial end radially constrictable and expansible to vary axial flow of a gas-liquid stream therethrough to an inertial impactor collector. | 04-23-2009 |
20100122675 | Oil Fill Cap with Air/Oil Separator - An oil fill cap for an internal combustion engine replaces a standard cap and provides separation of air and oil in a separation zone within the cap body. | 05-20-2010 |
20100258493 | Filtration Sealing System - A filtration sealing system is provided for sealing a filter element in a housing at a mating interface therebetween. The sealing system includes a keyed interface. A replacement filter element is provided for such filtration sealing system, with the replacement filter element including a keyed interface. | 10-14-2010 |
20120061307 | Filtration Sealing System - A filtration sealing system is provided for sealing a filter element in a housing at a mating interface therebetween. The sealing system includes a keyed interface. A replacement filter element is provided for such filtration sealing system, with the replacement filter element including a keyed interface. | 03-15-2012 |
20140014597 | Dual Flow Filter Element - A dual flow filter element includes inner and outer closed loop filter media and inlet and outlet end caps, and having a given shape-in-shape configuration. A support frame extends axially from one of the end caps toward the other end cap and terminates at a termination position between one-fourth and three-fourths of the axial distance between the inlet and outlet ends. Combinations using pleated filter media include a first group of pleat tip ends which are exposed, and a second group of pleat tip ends which are fully potted. One embodiment includes axially offset inner and outer closed loop filter media. | 01-16-2014 |
20140048468 | Filtration Sealing System - A filtration sealing system is provided for sealing a filter element in a housing at a mating interface therebetween. The sealing system includes a keyed interface. A replacement filter element is provided for such filtration sealing system, with the replacement filter element including a keyed interface. | 02-20-2014 |
Travis Braun, Madison, WI US
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20130165283 | Eccentric Bottom Bracket Assembly - A bottom bracket assembly of a bicycle that cooperates in an eccentric or off-center manner with a bottom bracket shell of a bicycle frame. The eccentric bottom bracket assembly has a cylindrical insert with an off-centered opening for receiving a spindle that connects to cranks of the crankset. Rotating the cylindrical insert repositions the off-centered opening relative to at least the longitudinal direction of the bicycle and thus can be used to adjust the tension in the flexible drive member of the bicycle. A worm gear arrangement provides controlled manipulation of the position of the insert relative to the bicycle frame. | 06-27-2013 |