Non-uniform steerer tube or fork leg
US-11760437-B2 · Sep 19, 2023 · US
Non-uniform steerer tube or fork leg
US12330739B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12330739-B2 |
| Application number | US-202318369356-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Publication date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
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A fork assembly including a steerer tube and a crown, wherein the steerer tube is fixedly aligned to the crown in a predefined orientation at a time of manufacture.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fork assembly comprising: a fork leg; and a crown, wherein said fork leg is coupled to said crown, wherein said fork leg is structurally designed to provide additional support for said fork leg along only at least one direction which is subjected to greater stress during a use of said fork leg, said fork leg having an outer surface of a uniform diameter, wherein a thickness of said fork leg is uniform at each end of any diameter formed along an axial length of said fork leg. 2. The fork assembly of claim 1 , wherein said fork leg further comprises: a non-axisymmetric inner surface, said non-axisymmetric inner surface has a non-uniform diameter length at a location along said axial length of said fork leg. 3. The fork assembly of claim 2 , wherein said non-axisymmetric inner surface has a shape selected from a group consisting of: oval-shaped, egg-shaped, elliptically-shaped, rectangularly-shaped and some combination of said shapes. 4. The fork assembly of claim 1 , wherein said crown further comprises: a fork leg receiver opening for receiving said fork leg into said crown. 5. A fork assembly comprising: a first fork leg orientationally structurally designed to provide additional support for said first fork leg in at least one direction which is subjected to greater stress during a use of said first fork leg, wherein said first fork leg is structurally designed to provide additional support for said first fork leg along only at least one direction which is subjected to greater stress during a use of said first fork leg, said first fork leg having an outer surface of a uniform diameter, wherein a thickness of said first fork leg is uniform at each end of any diameter formed along an axial length of said first fork leg; a second fork leg orientationally structurally designed to provide additional support for said second fork leg in at least one direction which is subjected to greater stress during a use of said second fork leg, wherein said second fork leg is structurally designed to provide additional support for said second fork leg along only at least one direction which is subjected to greater stress during a use of said second fork leg, said second fork leg having an outer surface of a uniform diameter; and a crown, wherein said first fork leg and said second fork leg are coupled to said crown. 6. The fork assembly of claim 5 , wherein said first fork leg further comprises: a non-axisymmetric inner surface, said non-axisymmetric inner surface has a non-uniform diameter length at a location along said axial length of said first fork leg. 7. The fork assembly of claim 5 , wherein said second fork leg further comprises: a non-axisymmetric inner surface, said non-axisymmetric inner surface has a non-uniform diameter length at a location along said axial length of said second fork leg. 8. The fork assembly of claim 6 , wherein said non-axisymmetric inner surface of said first fork leg has a shape selected from a group consisting of: oval-shaped, egg-shaped, elliptically-shaped, rectangularly-shaped and some combination of said shapes. 9. The fork assembly of claim 7 , wherein said non-axisymmetric inner surface of said second fork leg has a shape selected from a group consisting of: oval-shaped, egg-shaped, elliptically-shaped, rectangularly-shaped and some combination of said shapes. 10. The fork assembly of claim 5 , wherein said crown further comprises: a first fork leg receiver opening for receiving said first fork leg into said crown. 11. The fork assembly of claim 5 , wherein said crown further comprises: a second fork leg receiver opening for receiving said second fork leg into said crown.
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- What does patent US12330739B2 cover?
- A fork assembly including a steerer tube and a crown, wherein the steerer tube is fixedly aligned to the crown in a predefined orientation at a time of manufacture.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fox Factory Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62K21/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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