FORK ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE
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1. A fork assembly for a bicycle having a frame, said fork assembly comprising:
- a first blade and a second spaced-apart blade, each of the first blade and the second blade comprising a lower wheel portion and an upper steer portion defining a junction therebetween, at least one of the first blade and the second blade comprising a hollow passageway therealong for concealing a control cable therein;
a crown plate mounted to the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade;
a stem plate mounted to the steer portion of the first blade and to the steer portion of the second blade above the crown plate, the stem plate and the crown plate being adapted for holding the blades in a position for receiving a wheel of the bicycle between the wheel portion of the first blade and the wheel portion of the second blade and for defining a space between the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade; and
a steer assembly for operatively connecting at least one of the crown plate and the stem plate to the frame of the bicycle.
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Abstract
A fork assembly for a bicycle comprising a pair of spaced-apart blade operatively connected to one another by at least one of a crown plate and a stem plate. The fork assembly comprises a steer assembly for connecting the fork assembly to a head tube of a frame of a bicycle. The head tube of the bicycle comprises openings for allowing routing control cables from a handlebar through the frame of the bicycle. A method for routing the control cables from a handlebar through the frame of the bicycle is also provided.
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28 Claims
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1. A fork assembly for a bicycle having a frame, said fork assembly comprising:
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a first blade and a second spaced-apart blade, each of the first blade and the second blade comprising a lower wheel portion and an upper steer portion defining a junction therebetween, at least one of the first blade and the second blade comprising a hollow passageway therealong for concealing a control cable therein; a crown plate mounted to the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade; a stem plate mounted to the steer portion of the first blade and to the steer portion of the second blade above the crown plate, the stem plate and the crown plate being adapted for holding the blades in a position for receiving a wheel of the bicycle between the wheel portion of the first blade and the wheel portion of the second blade and for defining a space between the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade; and a steer assembly for operatively connecting at least one of the crown plate and the stem plate to the frame of the bicycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A bicycle comprising:
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a frame; a fork assembly comprising; a first blade and a second spaced-apart blade, each of the first blade and the second blade comprising a lower wheel portion and an upper steer portion defining a junction therebetween, at least one of the first blade and the second blade comprising a hollow passageway therealong for concealing a control cable therein; a crown plate mounted to the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade; a stem plate mounted to the steer portion of the first blade and to the steer portion of the second blade above the crown plate, the stem plate and the crown plate being adapted for holding the blades in a position for receiving a wheel of the bicycle between the wheel portion of the first blade and the wheel portion of the second blade and for defining a space between the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade; and a steer assembly for operatively connecting at least one of the crown plate and the stem plate to the frame of the bicycle; and a handlebar mounted to the stem plate.
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25. (canceled)
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26. A method for routing at least one control cable of a bicycle having a frame, the method comprising:
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providing a fork assembly, said fork assembly comprising; a first blade and a second spaced-apart blade, each of the first blade and the second blade comprising a lower wheel portion and an upper steer portion defining a junction therebetween, at least one of the first blade and the second blade comprising a hollow passageway therealong for concealing a control cable therein; a crown plate mounted to the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade; a stem plate mounted to the steer portion of the first blade and to the steer portion of the second blade above the crown plate, the stem plate and the crown plate being adapted for holding the blades in a position for receiving a front wheel of the bicycle between the wheel portion of the first blade and the wheel portion of the second blade and for defining a space between the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade, the stem plate of the fork assembly comprising a hole extending through a top face and a bottom face thereof; and a steer assembly for operatively connecting at least one of the crown plate and the stem plate to the frame of the bicycle; mounting the fork assembly to the frame of the bicycle; providing a handlebar comprising said at least one control cable, said at least one control cable being internally routed inside the handlebar towards a lower opening defined in the handlebar; and mounting the handlebar to the stem plate of the fork assembly such that the control cable of the handlebar runs through the lower opening thereof towards the space defined between the steer portion of the first blade and the steer portion of the second blade and further towards at least one of the frame and the front wheel of the bicycle. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. (canceled)
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