Patent ID: 8833784
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A bicycle fork leg assembly, comprising: a fork crown; a steerer tube having a longitudinal axis and extending from a first side of the fork crown in a first direction; a first fork leg and a second fork leg, each fork leg having a respective longitudinal axis and extending from opposite lateral ends of the fork crown in a second direction that is generally opposite the first direction and such that the longitudinal axis of each fork leg extends in a more forward direction than the longitudinal axis of the steerer tube when secured to a bicycle; a dropout directly secured to a distal end of each of the first fork leg and the second fork leg wherein the distal end is opposite the fork crown, each dropout having an axle opening that cooperates with an axle associated with a wheel of the bicycle; and a dampener formed of a resilient material engaged with each dropout, each dampener defined by a body having a length which wraps about an exposed generally vertical outer surface of the respective dropout, wherein the dampener is in contact with no more than three sides of the exposed generally vertical outer surface of each corresponding dropout.