Patents Represented by Attorney Jonathan Small
  • Patent number: 5160682
    Abstract: A bicycle frame manufactured of one or more continuous fiber composite tubes, wherein the tubes are joined to one another without lugs by overlaying the joints with resin impregnated continuous fiber composite material and clamping the joints in static pressure molds. Gussets are integrally formed as part of the joints. One or more of the tubes may be metal, preferably, titanium. The bicycle frame is provided with metal drop outs which are also preferably titanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Inventor: Craig D. Calfee