Top cover for headset of bicycle
AssigneeTange Seiki Taichung Co., Ltd.
InventorSatoshi Tange
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Abstract
A top cover for a headset of a bicycle includes a bottom ring, a side wall, a C-shaped clip and a fastening unit. The side wall extends upwards from the bottom ring. The C-shaped clip extends upwards from a top end of the side wall and has a through hole at each of two distal ends thereof. The fastening unit passes through the through holes of the C-shaped clip for tightening the C-shaped clip. Thus, the top cover of the present invention can enhance convenience of assembly and disassembly of the bicycle, and prevent components of the headset from getting lost during assembly and disassembly of the bicycle.
Claims15
A top cover for a headset of a bicycle, comprising:
- a bottom ring;
- a side wall extending upwards from said bottom ring;
- a C-shaped clip extending upwards from a top end of said side wall and having a through hole at each of two distal ends of said C-shaped clip;
- and
- a fastening unit passing through said through holes of said C-shaped clip for tightening said C-shaped clip,
- wherein said side wall connects said C-shaded clip and said bottom ring, and said C-shaped clip and said bottom ring are spaced from one another.
An upper set for a headset of a bicycle, comprising:
- an upper cup having an accommodation space therein;
- a bearing received in said accommodation space of said upper cup and having an outer periphery abutted against said upper cup;
- a compression ring abutted against an inner periphery of said bearing;
- and
- a top cover covered onto said upper cup and provided with a bottom ring abutted against a top of said compression ring, a side wall extending upwards from said bottom ring, a C-shaped clip extending upwards from a top end of said side wall and having a through hole at each of two distal ends of said C-shaped clip, and a fastening unit passing through said through holes of said C-shaped clip for tightening said C-shaped clip,
- wherein said side wall connects said C-shaped clip and said bottom ring, and said C-shaped clip and said bottom ring are spaced from one another.
An upper set for a headset of a bicycle, comprising:
- a bearing;
- a compression ring abutted against an inner periphery of said bearing;
- and
- a top cover having a bottom ring abutted against a top of said compression ring, a side wall extending upwards from said bottom ring, a C-shaped clip extending upwards from a top end of said side wall and having a through hole at each of two distal ends of said C-shaped clip, and a fastening unit passing through said through holes of said C-shaped clip for tightening said C-shaped clip,
- wherein said side wall connects said C-shaped clip and said bottom ring, and said C-shaped clip and said bottom ring are spaced from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.