Granted Patent
B2
US 12,510,145 · App. 18/792,313 · Granted Dec 30, 2025
Bicycle front sprocket
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a composite bicycle front sprocket are disclosed herein. One embodiment discloses a composite bicycle front sprocket assembly having an outer assembly of a first material. The bicycle front sprocket assembly also has a center assembly of a second material. The center assembly is disposed at least partially within the outer assembly. The center assembly is irremovably coupled with the outer assembly. The center assembly is irremovably coupled with the outer assembly without an external fastening device to irremovably couple the center assembly with the outer assembly.
Claims (19)
1 . A bicycle front sprocket assembly comprising:
an outer assembly comprising a first material; and
a center assembly comprising a second material,
said center assembly disposed at least partially within said outer assembly,
said center assembly irremovably coupled with said outer assembly, and
said center assembly irremovably coupled with said outer assembly without an external fastening device to irremovably couple said center assembly with said outer assembly; and
a central opening disposed approximately about a center of said center assembly, said central opening defined by a circumference which is configured to couple with a sprocket interface of a drive side crank arm.
2 . The composite bicycle front sprocket of claim 1 , wherein said outer assembly is aluminum.
3 . The composite bicycle front sprocket of claim 1 , wherein said center assembly is a composite material.
4 . The composite bicycle front sprocket of claim 1 , wherein said center assembly is carbon fiber reinforced plastic.
5 . The bicycle front sprocket assembly of claim 1 , wherein said outer assembly comprises:
a plurality of teeth on an outer perimeter of said outer assembly; and
a plurality of tabs on an inner perimeter of said outer assembly.
6 . The bicycle front sprocket assembly of claim 5 , wherein at least one tab of said plurality of tabs comprises:
a tapered shape, the tapered shape comprising:
a narrower length at a first portion connected with the inner perimeter of said outer assembly; and
a wider length at a second portion furthest from the inner perimeter of said outer assembly.
7 . The bicycle front sprocket assembly of claim 5 , wherein said center assembly is irremovably coupled with said plurality of tabs of said outer assembly.
8 . The bicycle front sprocket assembly of claim 5 , wherein said center assembly is about and encases said plurality of tabs of said outer assembly, the center assembly being irremovably coupled with said plurality of tabs of said outer assembly.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: MOORE, ROBERT ERIK; CHALMERS, DOUGLAS ALEXANDER
To: FOX FACTORY, INC.
Reel/Frame 068158/0718 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application
62321138
· Apr 11, 2016
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