Patents Assigned to Look Cycle Internationale
  • Patent number: 6736543
    Abstract: The steering set comprises an upper roller bearing (2) and a lower roller bearing (18) adapted to guide in rotation a pivot tube. Each roller bearing is (2, 18) received in a respective annular recess (14, 19) provided within a steering post (11) forming a part of a bicycle frame (12). Each roller bearing (2, 18) is associated with a respective ring (3, 24) itself resting on a support surface, and an end ring (6) surrounded the pivot tube (10) above the steering socket (11). The roller bearings (2, 18) are associated with adapters (26, 27) in the form of rings disposed between the roller bearings (2, 18) and the bottom of the annular recess (14, 19) so as to adjust the height of the recess so as to adapt it to roller bearings (2, 18) having different heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Look Cycle Internationale
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Couturet
  • Publication number: 20030059145
    Abstract: The steering set comprises an upper roller bearing (2) and a lower roller bearing (18) adapted to guide in rotation a pivot tube. Each roller bearing (2, 18) is received in a respective annular recess (14, 19) provided within a steering post (11) forming a part of a bicycle frame (12). Each roller bearing (2, 18) is associated with a respective ring (3, 24) itself resting on a support surface, and an end ring (6) surrounded the pivot tube (10) above the steering socket (11). The roller bearings (2, 18) are associated with adapters (26, 27) in the form of rings disposed between the roller bearings (2, 18) and the bottom of the annular recess (14, 19) so as to adjust the height of the recess so as to adapt it to roller bearings (2, 18) having different heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: LOOK CYCLE INTERNATIONALE
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Couturet
  • Patent number: 6374699
    Abstract: A cycle pedal includes a front engagement member to engage the front end (12) of a locking member (4) secured to the sole of a shoe and a rear male movable engagement member to engage a female rear end (11) of the locking member. The movable engagement member is prestressed by a resilient member toward an engagement position whilst being movable under the pressure of the cyclist's shoe toward an open spaced position permitting insertion or withdrawal of the locking element (4). The front end (12) of the locking member (4) has a female configuration (17) adapted to receive a male configuration of the front engagement member of the automatic pedal, such that the front and rear female ends (17, 14) of the locking member will be pinched between the front and rear male engagement members of the automatic pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Look Cycle Internationale
    Inventor: Henri Peyre