Patents by Inventor Heinrich Menze, sen.

Heinrich Menze, sen. 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).

  • Sprung steering system front structure for bicycles
    Patent number: 5660406
    Abstract: A sprung steering system front structure, particularly for bicycles. The sprung steering front structure comprises a spring mechanism (11) with a rubber torsion spring, which between the front structure shaft (22) for the handle-bar and the upper end (3) of the shaft tube (1) is fixed in a fork (4) by means of a screw (15) passing through the fork legs (5, 6). The steering system front structure additionally has an angular position setting of the front structure shaft (22) with respect to the shaft tube (1) and an adjustability of the spring tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Inventor: Heinrich Menze, sen.