Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Shinjyu Gloabl IP Counselors, LLP
  • Patent number: 6339323
    Abstract: A noise reduction device is provided that mounts at the intersection of a pair of spokes of a bicycle wheel. The noise reduction device can also have magnetic properties for use with a bicycle monitoring device. In a preferred embodiment, the noise reduction device is a magnetic device that has a body portion and a magnet. The body portion has at least one spoke-receiving recess on one side, and at least another spoke-receiving recess on the other side. In an alternate embodiment, the spoke-receiving recesses are irregularly shaped, so as to accommodate a variety of spoke angles. When the magnetic device is used with a monitoring device, it communicates with a sensing device, which is adapted to be coupled to a portion of the bicycle that is adjacent to a wheel of the bicycle. A display unit is adapted to be mounted on handlebars of the bicycle for displaying the speed of the bicycle or other information obtained from sensing the rotation of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Muraoka