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US 11,305,834 B2Granted
Non-uniform steerer tube or fork leg
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsWilliam O. Brown, IV, Daniel McCormick, Joshua Coaplen, Christopher Otterness
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Abstract
A non-uniform steerer tube. The non-uniform steerer tubes includes an axis-symmetric outer surface and a non axis-symmetric inner surface. The axis-symmetric outer surface and the non axis-symmetric inner surface defining a wall thickness therebetween. The wall thickness varying along an axial length of the non-uniform steerer tube.
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A non-uniform steerer tube comprising:
- an axis-symmetric outer surface;
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- a non axis-symmetric inner surface, said axis-symmetric outer surface and said non axis-symmetric inner surface defining a wall thickness therebetween, said wall thickness varying along an axial length of said non-uniform steerer tube;
- wherein said non axis-symmetric inner surface is configured to reduce and/or change unwanted frequencies occurring in said non-uniform steerer tube during use of said non-uniform steerer tube.
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A non-uniform steerer tube comprising:
- an axis-symmetric outer surface;
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- a non axis-symmetric inner surface, said axis-symmetric outer surface and said non axis-symmetric inner surface defining a wall thickness therebetween, said wall thickness varying along an axial length of said non-uniform steerer tube, wherein said non axis-symmetric inner surface is configured to reduce and/or change said unwanted frequencies selected from the group consisting of:
- fore and aft vibrational and/or resonant frequencies, side-to-side vibrational and/or resonant frequencies, a combination of fore and aft and side-to-side vibrational and/or resonant frequencies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.