Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090008987 | OUTBOARD AXLE BEARING STRUCTURE FOR A BICYCLE OR MOTORCYCLE - An axle and hub structure for attaching a wheel to a bicycle or motorcycle, where the bearings for rotationally supporting the axle and hub are positioned on the frame, and the axle rotates relative to the frame. More particularly, a structure for attaching a wheel to one of a motorcycle or bicycle including an axle having opposing end portions and supporting a wheel, at least one left axle support collar, at least one right axle support collar, a bearing in said left axle support collar and supporting one end portion of said axle, a bearing in said right axle support collar and supporting an opposing end portion of said axle, and wherein the axle rotates relative to the frame. | 01-08-2009 |
20100244402 | REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A BICYCLE - A bicycle may include a rear suspension system to absorb forces impacting on the bicycle by allowing a rear wheel of the bicycle to be displaced relative to the bicycle frame. Upon displacement of the rear wheel, the rear suspension system allows the rear wheel to move from a general first position to a second position, and then acts to return the rear wheel to the general first position. The rear suspension system may be adjusted in some versions to affect the travel path of the rear wheel as well as the leverage ratio curve to suit the rider's preference. The bicycle may include a rear frame couple with a front frame through first and second pivot translating assemblies, the orientations and/or shapes of which affect the rear wheel path as well as the leverage ratios. | 09-30-2010 |
20120200146 | OUTBOARD AXLE BEARING STRUCTURE FOR A BICYCLE OR MOTORCYCLE - In one example, a structure for attaching a wheel to one of a frame of a motorcycle or a bicycle may include an axle having first and second opposing end portions and supporting a wheel, a left axle support collar structure configured to support the first opposing end portion of the axle, and a right axle support collar structure configured to support the second opposing end portion of the axle. A first bearing is positioned in the left axle support collar structure, and a second bearing is positioned in the left axle support collar structure. The axle rotates relative to the frame. | 08-09-2012 |
20130020782 | REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A BICYCLE - A bicycle may include a rear suspension system to absorb forces impacting on the bicycle by allowing a rear wheel of the bicycle to be displaced relative to the bicycle frame. The rear suspension system may be adjusted in some versions to affect the travel path of the rear wheel as well as the leverage ratio curve to suit the rider's preference. The bicycle may include a frame and a rear suspension system including a swingable member configured for operative association with the frame and including a rear frame including a bottom member and a top member extending upwardly from the bottom member, such that the top member of the rear frame does not move relative to the bottom member of the rear frame when the swingable member moves. The rear suspension system may also include a link system configured for operative association with the swingable member, the link system including a first link pivotally connected with the swingable member so as to allow the swingable member to swing and a second link slideable along a guide member so as to provide a translational pivoting of the swingable member relative to the frame. | 01-24-2013 |
20140197617 | Rail Suspension With Integral Shock And Dampening Mechanism - Generally, examples described herein may take the form of a bicycle including a front frame, a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, and a suspension system operably associated with the front frame and the rear frame. The suspension system includes a first sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame and configured to travel in a first direction along a substantially linear travel path. The fist sliding body also includes a dampening mechanism or a spring mechanism. | 07-17-2014 |
20140312592 | Rear Suspension System for a Bicycle - A bicycle may include a rear suspension system to absorb forces impacting on the bicycle by allowing a rear wheel of the bicycle to be displaced relative to the bicycle frame. The rear suspension system may be adjusted in some versions to affect the travel path of the rear wheel as well as the leverage ratio curve to suit the rider's preference. | 10-23-2014 |
20150069735 | RECIPROCATING RAIL MOVEMENT SUSPENSION SYSTEM - Generally, examples described herein may take the form of a bicycle including a front frame, a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, and a suspension system operably associated with the front frame and the rear frame. The suspension system includes a first connection structure operably coupling the front frame to the rear frame and a first sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame and configured to travel in a first direction along a substantially linear travel path and in a second direction opposite the first direction along the substantially linear travel path as the suspension system is compressed. | 03-12-2015 |