US 10,518,579 B1Granted

Split offset axle

OwnerBrent Lorscheiderinventor

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Abstract

A split offset axle joins a front cycle wheel to a first and a second fork of a cycle. The axle has two rigid structures joined together with a fastener to form a singular axle. The axle has a cylindrical first end, a cylindrical second end and a cylindrical offset center section. The center section locates and supports a cycle wheel hub. The first and the second ends are housed in a pinchable split axle housing of the first and the second fork, respectively. Rotation of the axle adjusts the center section axis to a plurality of positions relative to the forks. The center section is adjusted to a desired position, thereby adjusting the cycle's steering and handling characteristics, the desired position is secured with pinched split axle housings. The pinched split axle housings rotationally and rigidly secure the respective axle ends.

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Dependent claims

A split offset axle connects a cycle wheel to a first fork and a second fork of a cycle, the axle is comprised of a first axle structure and a second axle structure, the axle structures are rigidly and rotationally joined together with a fastener to form the axle, the axle has a cylindrical offset center section, the center section locates and supports a wheel hub of the cycle wheel;

a cylindrical first end of the axle is housed in a bore of a split axle housing of the first fork, the first end is configured to indicate the position of the center section, to provide rotational engagement, and to provide longitudinal engagement;
a cylindrical second end of the axle is housed in a bore of a split axle housing of the second fork, the second end is configured to indicate the position of the center section, to provide rotation engagement, and to provide longitudinal engagement;
the split axle housings directly engage the respective ends of the axle, wherein the housings are pinched to rotationally and rigidly connect the first end and the second end of the axle to the first and the second cycle fork, respectively.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.