Chain guide assembly with movable member

US8961342B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8961342-B2
Application numberUS-201113219536-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 26, 2011
Priority dateAug 26, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Abstract

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A bicycle chain guide assembly that includes a mounting bracket adapted to be affixed to a bicycle, and a movable member movably mounted to the mounting bracket. The movable member includes a chain guide portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a chain ring of the bicycle and below a bottom bracket of the bicycle. When the assembly is mounted on a bicycle with a chain-ring, the movable member can move in a first direction such that the chain guide portion moves toward an outer circumference of the chain-ring and the movable member can move in a second direction such that the chain guide portion moves away from the outer circumference of the chain ring.

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What is claimed is: 1. A bicycle chain guide assembly comprising: a mounting bracket adapted to be affixed to a bicycle with at least one chain ring, a movable member pivotably mounted to the mounting bracket by at least a first pin that defines a pivot axis, wherein the movable member includes a chain guide portion adapted to be positioned adjacent the front chain ring of the bicycle and below a bottom bracket of the bicycle, the bottom bracket being configured to receive a cra…

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  • B62M9/136Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8961342B2 cover?
A bicycle chain guide assembly that includes a mounting bracket adapted to be affixed to a bicycle, and a movable member movably mounted to the mounting bracket. The movable member includes a chain guide portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a chain ring of the bicycle and below a bottom bracket of the bicycle. When the assembly is mounted on a bicycle with a chain-ring, the movable member …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Emura Atsuhiro, Sugiyama Yoshikazu, Ikemoto Hideki, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62M9/136. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).