Front fork for a bicycle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front fork for a bicycle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The left side view of the fork is a mirror image of the right side elevation view shown.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
25802 July 1896 Bowe
26411 December 1896 Moore
D268101 March 1, 1983 Pope et al.
D295844 May 24, 1988 Levine
4993735 February 19, 1991 Chen
5002297 March 26, 1991 Klein
5025977 June 25, 1991 Hartman
Other references
  • American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, May 1990, p. 6, bicycle fork by Modulator. American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, Aug. 1990, p. 22, the Sameness Mountain bike fork. American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, Dec. 1989, p. 27, the Akisu bicycle forks. American Bicyclist & Motorcyclist, Aug. 1989, p. 50, Yuan Fa bicycle fork. "Fork Finding Made Easy A Buyer's Guide", Mountain Bike Action, Mar. 1989, pp. 60-61. "Guide to Radical Forks", Mountain Bike Action, May 1990, pp. 90-91. "Rock Shox" advertisement, Mountain Biking, Jun. 1990, p. 45. "Titanium by Litespeed" advertisement, Mountain Bike Action, Nov. 1990, p. 24. "Salsa Ala Carte" advertisement, Mountain Bike Action, Nov. 1990, p. 58. "Fat Chance", Mountain Bike Action, Oct. 1990, pp. 90, 92, 95.
Patent History
Patent number: D326249
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 1991
Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
Assignee: Fat City Cycles, Inc. (Somerville, MA)
Inventors: Christopher W. Chance (Winchester, MA), Jeffrey B. Feddersen (Harvard, MA)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Melody Brown
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson
Application Number: 7/641,565
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fork Or Stem (16) (D12/118)