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US 10,308,317 B2Granted
Rear derailleur protector
AssigneeBopworx Limited
InventorsPaul Gerard McGriskin, Ciara Anne McGriskin, Cian Desmond O'Sullivan
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Abstract
A rear derailleur protector for a bicycle comprising a shield to protect the derailleur and mounting means on the shield for mounting the shield on the bicycle, the mounting means being adapted to engage the bicycle and a stand attachable to the derailleur protector to support a bicycle fitted with the derailleur protector in an upright position.
Claims14
A temporary rear derailleur protector for a bicycle having a derailleur, a rear fork, and a rear axle, the protector comprising:
- a shield to adapted to protect the derailleur from the sides and below, and
- a mount coupled to the shield, the mount adapted for mounting the shield to only a single point on the rear axle of the bicycle, the mount comprising a bifurcated coupling slidably engageable with and removable from the rear axle at a gap adjacent the rear wheel derailleur between the rear fork and the axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.