Patents by Inventor Kenneth William Baldwin

Kenneth William Baldwin 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).

  • Publication number: 20040036251
    Abstract: A mounting for a cycle wheel between the legs of a fork of a cycle frame in which the wheel has rolling bearings at opposite ends of a hub. The outer raceways of the bearings are de-mountably securable to the two legs of the fork, and the inner raceways are removably secured to the hub so as normally to remain attached to the hub if the wheel is de-mounted from the fork. Typically the hub has first and second wheel supports projecting axially outward therefrom, and each support has means for attaching thereto an inner raceway. The distal ends of the fork legs each comprises releasable retaining means for retaining an outer raceway. The wheel and rolling bearings can thereby be removed as a single unit from the fork when required. The releasable mounting includes a quick release catch and may be an annular clamp. Each rolling bearing is located in line with the fork leg to which it is attached, thereby reducing mechanical stress on the rolling bearing, and preferably is a sealed bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: Kenneth William Baldwin