Chain guide assembly with deflectable contact member

US8968129B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8968129-B2
Application numberUS-201113219508-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 26, 2011
Priority dateAug 26, 2011
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A bicycle chain guide assembly that includes a chain guide member having a mounting portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a chain ring of a bicycle, and a contact member removably affixed to the mounting portion. The mounting portion extends in a chain-running direction and has a chain-ring side and an opposite side. The contact member includes a first end portion affixed to the mounting portion and a chain contact portion that extends from the first end portion in the chain-running direction and is positioned adjacent the chain-ring side of the mounting portion. A gap is defined between the chain-ring side of the mounting portion and the chain contact portion of the contact member.

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What is claimed is: 1. A bicycle chain guide assembly comprising: a chain guide member that includes a mounting portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a chain ring of a bicycle, wherein the mounting portion extends in a chain-running direction, and wherein the mounting portion has a, chain-ring side and an opposite side, and a contact member removably affixed to the mounting portion, wherein the contact member includes a first end portion affixed to the mounting portion and a…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62M9/16Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8968129B2 cover?
A bicycle chain guide assembly that includes a chain guide member having a mounting portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a chain ring of a bicycle, and a contact member removably affixed to the mounting portion. The mounting portion extends in a chain-running direction and has a chain-ring side and an opposite side. The contact member includes a first end portion affixed to the mounting po…
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 B62M9/16. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 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).