Title:
SHOCK ABSORBING WHEEL HUB
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002088565
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A shock absorbing bicycle wheel hub apparatus uses an open ended, cylindrical shock absorber housing (10) mounted concentrically within a wheel hub (1). The wheel hub (1) is adapted for rotation about the shock absorber housing (10). A pivot rod (7) is axially aligned with the shock absorber housing (10) and rotationally mounted within its sidewall (8). Terminal ends (11) of the pivot rod (7) engage cover plates (9) fixedly mounted thereon. A pressure tube (7') is axially aligned with the shock absorber housing (10) and extends through it so that its terminal ends (12) may be fixed in the cover plates (9). A shock-absorbing medium (5) is compressively positioned between the pressure tube (7') and an interior surface (10') of the shock absorber housing (10). The cover plates (9) engage a bicycle fork (14) so that weight supported by the bicycle fork (14) is transmitted through the cover plates (9) and the pressure tube (7') to the shock absorbing medium (5), and thereby, through the shock absorber housing (10) and the wheel hub (1) to a wheel of the bicycle. Likewise, road shocks are transmitted through the shock-absorbing medium (5).
Inventors:
LUND MORTEN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/043628
Publication Date:
August 14, 2003
Filing Date:
November 21, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LUND MORTEN (US)
International Classes:
B60B27/02; B62K25/04; (IPC1-7): B60B27/00
Foreign References:
| US5104201A | 1992-04-14 | |||
| US5393078A | 1995-02-28 | |||
| FR2676397A1 | 1992-11-20 |
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