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Granted Patent B2
US 10,071,784 · App. 15/219,274 · Granted Sep 11, 2018

Bicycle frame with chain stay chamber

Inventor: Ryan Callahan (Madison, WI)
Assignee: B-Cycle LLC
B62K19/44B62K3/06B62J13/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,071,784
App. No.
15/219,274
Granted
Sep 11, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus including a bicycle frame including a drive side chain stay. The drive side chain stay can include a drive side chain stay chamber, an inside chain stay cutout, an outside chain stay cutout; and a dropout. The drive side chain stay can be configured such that a chain of a bicycle including the bicycle frame can be inserted through the inside chain stay cutout, the drive side chain stay chamber, and the outside chain stay cutout without breaking the chain.

Claims (26)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a bicycle frame including a drive side chain stay, wherein the drive side chain stay comprises:

a drive side chain stay chamber,

an inside chain stay cutout,

an outside chain stay cutout; and

a dropout;

configured such that a chain can be inserted through the inside chain stay cutout, the drive side chain stay chamber, and the outside chain stay cutout without breaking the chain.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a tensioning sprocket for tensioning the chain.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outside chain stay cutout is located at a bottom bracket of the bicycle frame.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outside chain stay cutout is configured to expose a crankset of the bicycle, wherein the crankset is configured to drive the chain.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inside chain stay cutout is located at an inside side of the dropout of the bicycle frame.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inside chain stay cutout is configured to expose a cassette of the bicycle.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the drive side chain stay chamber includes a top side, an outside side, a bottom, and an inside side.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a bicycle including a bicycle frame comprising a drive side chain stay, wherein the drive side chain stay includes:

a drive side chain stay chamber,

an inside chain stay cutout,

an outside chain stay cutout; and

a dropout;

configured such that a chain can be inserted through the inside chain stay cutout, the drive side chain stay chamber, and the outside chain stay cutout without breaking the chain.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising a tensioning sprocket for tensioning the chain.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the outside chain stay cutout is located at a bottom bracket of the bicycle frame.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the outside chain stay cutout is configured to expose a crankset of the bicycle, wherein the crankset is configured to drive the chain.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the inside chain stay cutout is located at an inside side of the dropout of the bicycle frame.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the inside chain stay cutout is configured to expose a cassette of the bicycle.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the drive side chain stay chamber includes a top side, an outside side, a bottom, and an inside side.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62196411 · Jul 24, 2015
Related Publication 20170166279A1 · Jun 15, 2017
Cited By (1)
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