Construction for joining chainstay and seat pipes to a rear dropout in a bicycle frame

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4940356
SERIAL NO

07215558

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The present invention constitutes a construction joint of a bicycle frame comprising a rear dropout body having projecting portions decreasing in taper as they extend away from the body, each projecting portion defining an elongated screw hole extending along a longitudinal axis of the projecting portion, the projecting portion defining a slit extending on both sides of the screw hole; chainstay and seat stay pipes, each surrounding a projecting portion, the chainstay and seat stay pipes having gradually decreasing diameters towards the base end of the projecting portions; a screw or wedge inserted into the screw hole to enlarge the outside circumference of the projecting portion until it fixedly contacts the interior of the chainstay and seat stay pipes; and an adhesive agent spread around the projecting portion of the rear dropout body and inside the chainstay and seat stay pipes.

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ARAYA INDUSTRIAL CO LTDCHUOH-KU OSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hashimoto, Masaki Osaka, JP 84 508
Yamaguchi, Noboru Settsu, JP 231 4849

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