Pivoting chainring assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9944347
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15216405

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A pivotable chainring assembly for a bicycle includes a chainring and a carrier. The carrier includes an annular bearing and a pivot attachment portion. The annular bearing includes an inner race and an outer race. The outer race of the annular bearing is rotatable about a crank axis. The chainring is physically connected to and rotatably fixed relative to the outer race of the annular bearing. The inner race of the annular bearing is physically connected to and rotationally fixed relative to the pivot attachment portion. The pivot attachment portion has a pivot axis disposed a distance from the crank axis. The chainring is rotatable about the crank axis and rotatable about the pivot axis.

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SRAM LLCCHICAGO IL 60607

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  • 2016 Application Filing Year
  • B62M Class
  • 442 Applications Filed
  • 345 Patents Issued To-Date
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Cooke, James Temecula, US 30 167

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