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Steering set for bicycles and adapter for such a steering set

  • US 6,736,543 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2002
  • Issued: 05/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Bicycle steering set, comprising an upper roller bearing (2) and a lower roller bearing (18) adapted to guide in rotation a pivot tube, each roller bearing (2, 18) being adapted to be received in a respective annular recess (14, 19) provided within a steering socket (11) forming part of a frame (12) of a bicycle, each roller bearing (2, 18) being associated with a respective ring (3, 24) resting on a support surface of the latter, and an end ring (6) adapted to surround the pivot tube (10) above the steering socket (11), characterized by the fact that at least one of the roller bearings (2, 18) is associated with an adapter (26, 27) in the form of a ring adapted to be disposed between the roller bearing (2, 18) and the bottom of the annular recess (14, 19) so as to adjust the height of the recess so as to adapt the latter to roller bearings (2, 18) having different heights.

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