Disk brake mount
AssigneeRockshox, Inc.
InventorPaul H. Turner
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Abstract
A mounting mechanism for mounting a disk brake to a bicycle. The mounting mechanism includes an elongated mounting bracket that is mounted adjacent the bicycle wheel assembly. Preferably, a first end of the bracket is coupled to the wheel dropout of the frame and a second end of the bracket is coupled to a portion of the bicycle frame, such as the seat stay. A mounting band or other similar coupling element may be used to couple the second end to the frame such that the integrity of the frame is not compromised. The disk brake component to be mounted adjacent the wheel is coupled to the mounting bracket preferably between the ends of the bracket.
Claims18
A disk brake mounting mechanism for mounting a disk brake system to a bicycle, said mounting mechanism comprising an elongated mounting bracket having a first end and a second end, said first end shaped for mounting to a wheel dropout and said second end shaped for mounting to a frame element of the bicycle, said mounting bracket further including a body extending between said first end and said second end having spaced-apart inner and outer edges, said mounting bracket being bent to partially encircle an area with said inner edge facing the area, wherein two mounting bores are defined in said mounting bracket adjacent to said outer edge, said mounting bores extending respectively along two separate, generally parallel axes, said mounting bores by which of a component of a disk brake system is coupled to said bracket, and wherein a skewer slot shaped to accommodate the skewer of a bicycle wheel is formed to extend into said first end, said skewer slot being spaced from said outer edge.
A method of mounting a disk brake to a frame element of a bicycle, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an elongated mounting bracket having a first end, a second end, and a body extending therebetween with spaced-apart inner and outer edges, said mounting bracket being bent to partially encircle an area with said inner edge facing the area, wherein two mounting bores are defined adjacent to said outer edge, said mounting bores extending respectively along two separate, generally parallel axes, and wherein a skewer slot shaped to accommodate the skewer of a bicycle wheel is formed to extend into said first end, said skewer slot being spaced from said outer edge;
- coupling said first end of said mounting bracket to a wheel dropout, said first end being shaped to engage the wheel dropout;
- coupling said second end of said mounting bracket to a frame element of the bicycle, said second end being shaped for mounting to the bicycle frame element;
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- coupling a component of a disk brake system to said bracket via said mounting bores.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.