Seatstay for a bicycle
AssigneeSpecialized Bycycle Components, Inc.
InventorsKyle Chubuck, Jason Chamberlain
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Abstract
A bicycle frame adapted to support a rear wheel that defines a central plane. The frame includes a first seat stay tube that defines a side surface and has a first portion disposed on a first side of the rear wheel and a second portion having a centerline disposed substantially on the central plane. A second seat stay tube has a third portion disposed on a second side of the rear wheel opposite the first side and a first end attached to the side surface of the first seat stay tube.
Claims16
A frame for a bicycle, the frame adapted to support a rear wheel that defines a central plane, the frame comprising:
- a first seat stay tube defining a side surface and having a first portion disposed on a first side of the rear wheel and a second portion having a centerline disposed substantially on the central plane;
- and
- a second seat stay tube having a third portion disposed on a second side of the rear wheel opposite the first side and a first end attached to the side surface of the first seat stay tube.
A frame for a bicycle having a rear wheel, the frame comprising:
- a seat tube;
- a first dropout adapted to support the rear wheel;
- a second dropout adapted to support the rear wheel;
- a first seat stay tube including a first portion, a second portion, a first end connected to the first dropout, a second end connected to the seat tube, and a continuous wall extending between the first end and the second end;
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- a second seat stay tube including a first portion, a first end connected to the second dropout, a second end connected to the wall of the first seat stay tube and not to the seat tube, and a continuous wall extending between the first end and the second end.
A method of forming a frame for a bicycle, the method comprising:
- positioning a seat tube;
- forming a first seat stay tube having a first end;
- forming a second seat stay tube that is substantially the same as the first seat stay tube;
- attaching the first end of the first seat stay tube to the seat tube;
- removing a portion of the second seat stay tube to define a second end, and resulting in a modified second seat stay tube that is shorter than the first seat stay tube;
- and
- attaching the second end of the modified second seat stay tube to the first seat stay tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.