Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1992-10-16
1994-07-26
Luong, Vinh T.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
280273, 403370, 403131, 403279, 384537, B62K 2112
Patent
active
053318641
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle headset includes a head tube engaged on a steerer tube, a lower bowl engaged in an upper portion of the head tube, a bearing engaged on the lower bowl, a sleeve engaged on the steerer tube, an upper bowl engaged on the bearing and engaged on the sleeve. A ring extends through the sleeve and couples the upper bowl and the steerer tube together such that the upper bowl and the sleeve and the steerer tube rotate in concert. A tapered surface is formed in the sleeve and the upper bowl so that the sleeve is forced radially inward by the upper bowl.
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