Patents by Inventor Douglas C. Beeler

Douglas C. Beeler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bicycle hub with bearing preload adjuster
    Patent number: 5597242
    Abstract: A bicycle wheel or pedal crank hub with a bearing preload device in which an axle end cap that is attached to the end of an axle extending through the hub and supported on a bearing assembly is used for preloading the hub bearing assembly together with a split compression ring. For adjusting the preload on the hub bearing assembly, the compression ring is expanded or contracted causing a beveled surface of the compression ring to act on a bevel of either an annular circumferential flange of the axle end cap or a spacer disposed between the compression ring and the circumferential flange of the axle end cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Dia-Compe, U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas C. Beeler