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US 1,138,949 · App. 29/955,991 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Bicycle dropper post assembly

Inventor: Jonathan Staples (Garibaldi Highlands, CA)
B62J1/08B62J2001/085
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Patent No.
US 1,138,949
App. No.
29/955,991
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a bicycle dropper post assembly, as shown and described.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 18639399 · Apr 18, 2024
Continuation 17949587 · Sep 21, 2022
Continuation 16908220 · Jun 22, 2020
Continuation 16837722 · Apr 1, 2020
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