Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Morris, Lesley D. (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
C074S551100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07017929
ABSTRACT:
An expandable bicycle headset structure is provided to aid in the mounting of a steerer tube of a front fork to a head tube of a bicycle frame. The headset structure has a first tubular member and a second tubular member that are mounted on the steerer tube. The first and second tubular members have bores that are sized to receive the steerer tube therethrough. The first and second mating adjustment structures are adjustably coupled together to change an effective overall axial length of the expandable bicycle headset structure. Thus, the first and second mating adjustment structures apply an axial force to a headset that rotatably mounts the steerer tube of the front fork to the head tube of the bicycle frame.
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Morris Lesley D.
Shimano Inc.
Shinjyu Global IP Counselors, LLP
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