US 8,075,010 B2 · Rear axle system for bicycle

Abstract

A bicycle including a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a frameset supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel. The rear wheel includes a first end cap and a second end cap, and each end cap has an aligned hole extending through the end cap. The rear wheel includes an axle that is positioned in the holes in the end caps and that defines an axial direction. The frameset includes a first dropout and a second dropout, each including an opening. The axle is positioned in the opening of each dropout. Each drop out has a lip that defines a slot aligned with and larger than the openings. Each of the lips is dimensioned to receive a corresponding end cap of the rear wheel. The lip of the first dropout has an axial length less than the lip of the second dropout.

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Dependent claims

A bicycle comprising:

a front wheel and a rear wheel, the rear wheel including:
a first end cap and a second end cap, wherein each end cap has a hole extending through the end cap, and wherein the holes are aligned with each other;
and
an axle positioned in the holes in the end caps and defining an axial direction;
a frameset supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel, the frameset including a first dropout and a second dropout, wherein each dropout has:
an opening aligned with the holes in the end caps, the axle being positioned in the opening of each dropout;
and
a lip defining a slot aligned with and larger than the openings, each of the lips being dimensioned to receive a corresponding end cap of the rear wheel,
wherein the lip of the first dropout has an axial length less than the lip of the second dropout.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Rear axle system for bicycle

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Rear axle system for bicycle

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Abstract

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