US 12,187,377 B2
Brake mounts for bicycles
Sebastian Heyna, Hambach (DE); Henrik Braedt, Hambach (DE); and Charles Dunlap, Manitou Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/539,444.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166807 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. B62L 1/00 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01); B60B 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62L 1/005 (2013.01) [B60B 27/0052 (2013.01); B60B 27/023 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
6. A hub assembly of a bicycle, the hub assembly comprising:
a hub;
a brake rotor coupled to and rotatable with the hub;
a bracket having bores to receive fasteners to couple a brake caliper to the bracket, the bracket having a first side, a second side, and an opening extending between the first and second sides;
a sleeve extending from the first side of the bracket, the sleeve coaxial with the opening in the bracket; and
an axle extending through the sleeve, the opening in the bracket, the brake rotor, and the hub, the axle having a head engaged with the sleeve such that the sleeve and the bracket are axially clamped between the head of the axle and an end of the hub,
wherein the sleeve has a length such that when the hub assembly is coupled to the bicycle, the sleeve extends through an axle opening in a frame of the bicycle.