Cassette driver for a freewheel hub

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10119579
APP PUB NO 20170284482A1
SERIAL NO

15222298

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Forward movement of a bicycle results when force is transfer from the chain or belt to a sprocket on a cassette. The cassette is splined to the cassette driver and causes the wheel of the bike to rotate when torque is applied from the cassette to the cassette driver. The cassette driver is typically made of a strong hard material such as steel to withstand the forces in parted thereon by the cassette. The present disclosure provide a hub configuration and method that enables the cassette driver to be made with construction of a lighter weight material such as aluminum yet still withstand the toque applied thereto.

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  • CHRISTIANSON SYSTEMS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gerhardt, Jim St. Augusta, US 9 23
Hansen, Shannon Bird Island, US 11 25
Jensen, Patrick Robert South Haven, US 3 7

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