Patent ID: 11872843
Assignee: FOX FACTORY, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. The adapter assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
a first adapter and a second adapter comprise a tube configured for insertion within dropouts of said fork legs, said tube comprising:
a lengthwise slit formed along a longitudinal axis of said tube from a first end to a second end, wherein said lengthwise slit is configured for receiving a hanging tab of one of said axle pinch shims to position said tube with said dropout such that a lip extension holds said edge of said wheel hub during at least one of installation and removal of said axle; and
a set of axle pinch shims, wherein each axle pinch shim of said set of axle pinch shim comprises:
a width and a length, said width configured for enabling said each axle pinch shim to be disposed within an opening of said dropout, said length having a first side and a second side opposite said first side, wherein said dropout comprises:
a split-clamp pinch bearing defining said opening, said split-clamp pinch bearing comprising:
a first opposing clamp end; and
a second opposing clamp end, wherein said first opposing clamp end and said second opposing clamp end comprises aligned pinch bolt holes configured for receiving pinch bolts; and
axle pinch shim bolt holes disposed in said first side of said length of said axle pinch shim and aligned with said pinch bolt holes, said axle pinch shim bolt holes configured for receiving said pinch bolts.