Bottom bracket for a bicycle

Details Bottom bracket for a bicycle Bottom bracket for a bicycle

1995-02-09

1995-12-19

Hannon, Thomas R.

Bearings

Rotary bearing

Antifriction bearing

745941, F16C 1950, G05G 114

Patent

active

054763274

ABSTRACT:
A bottom bracket for a bicycle includes an axle extending through a tube which has a first end with a first hole defined therein and a second end having a plurality of hook elements extending therefrom for engagement with a second cap at an engaging shoulder defined in the second cap, the first hole of the tube has a tapered inner periphery for engagement with a first flange having an outer tapered periphery of the axle, a first bearing is disposed between the first cap and the first end of the tube and a second bearing is disposed between the second cap and the second end of the tube, a housing threadedly engaged to an outer threaded periphery of the first and the second caps respectively such that the axle is securely engaged between the first cap, the tube and the second cap by the engagement of the hook elements and the engaging shoulder and the engagement of the first flange and the first hole of the tube.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4738551 (1988-04-01), Chi
patent: 5106210 (1992-04-01), Chi
patent: 5233885 (1993-08-01), Lin et al.

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