Patent ID: 8613380
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bicycle fork mount configured to receive and secure a front an axle hub assembly of a through-axle type front bicycle wheel, but which is temporarily adapted to receive a fork of a skewer type front bicycle wheel, said adapted bicycle fork mount comprising: a fork mount body having a hollow configured to insertably receive a front axle hub assembly of a through-axle front bicycle wheel; an adapter received in said hollow and having a fork receiving skewer associated therewith configured for translational movement relative to said adapter; and a biasing assembly disposed between said adapter and said skewer that urges said skewer toward an ends-extended configuration in which a pair of fork receiving ends of said skewer are oppositely disposed beyond lateral sides of the fork mount body for receiving and releasably securing the fork of a bicycle having a skewer type front wheel to the bicycle fork mount, wherein said hollow is shaped and sized to substantially encircle both said front axle hub assembly and said adapter when either is received in said hollow to provide a substantial conformance fit therewith, said biasing assembly abuttingly engages said adapter and said skewer, and a portion of said biasing assembly that abuts said adapter is fixed relative to said fork mount body while a portion of said biasing assembly that abuts said skewer translates relative to said fork mount body during return to the ends-extended configuration of said skewer after being displaced therefrom.