Patent ID: 7044876

Claim:
A sprocket for a bicycle, wherein the sprocket is adapted to be mounted to a sprocket support that rotates around an axle, wherein the sprocket comprises: a sprocket body having a side surface and an inner peripheral surface defining a sprocket mounting opening, wherein at least one portion of the inner peripheral surface is adapted to contact the sprocket support; at least one lateral projection extending laterally from the side surface of the sprocket body in close proximity to the at least one portion of the inner peripheral surface that is adapted to contact the sprocket support; wherein the at least one lateral projection extends only partially in a circumferential direction of the sprocket body; wherein the inner peripheral surface of the sprocket body defines a plurality of radially inwardly extending splines and a plurality of radially outwardly extending splines; and wherein the at least one lateral projection at least partially circumferentially overlaps with the at least one of the plurality of radially inwardly extending splines when viewed perpendicular to the side surface of sprocket body.