Steerer tube protector
AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
InventorsRobin François Ramon Lechevallier, Jan Talavasek, Marco Werner Sonderegger, David Huwiler, Rudy Megevand
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Abstract
An bicycle includes a frame assembly having a head tube and a fork having a steerer tube mounted for rotation in the head tube. The bicycle further includes wheels supporting the frame assembly, and a component line positioned at least partially in the head tube and between the head tube and the steerer tube. The bicycle further includes a protector positioned in the head tube and separating the component line from the steerer tube.
Claims20
A bicycle comprising:
- a frame assembly having a head tube and a fork having a steerer tube mounted for rotation in the head tube;
- wheels supporting the frame assembly;
- a component line positioned at least partially in the head tube and between the head tube and the steerer tube;
- and
- a protector positioned in the head tube and separating the component line from the steerer tube, wherein a first portion of the protector at least partially overlaps a second portion of the protector, wherein the protector includes a resilient sheet.
A protector configured to be positioned in a head tube of a bicycle between a steerer tube and a component line, the protector comprising a resilient sheet having an upper edge and a lower edge and at least one of:
- at least one first retraction feature adjacent to the upper edge;
- or
- at least one second retraction feature adjacent to the lower edge.
A bicycle comprising:
- a frame assembly having a head tube and a fork having a steerer tube mounted for rotation in the head tube;
- wheels supporting the frame assembly;
- a component line positioned at least partially in the head tube and between the head tube and the steerer tube;
- and
- a protector positioned in the head tube and separating the component line from the steerer tube, wherein a first portion of the protector at least partially overlaps a second portion of the protector, wherein the overlap results in a radially outwardly extending force that is applied onto the component line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.