Appeal No. 96-0324
Application 08/045,747
APPENDED CLAIMS
1. An improvement in a bicycle fork having a steer
tube, a spring assembly fixed to said steer tube, tubular fur-
cations fixed to said spring assembly, said furcations having a
wall thickness and having lower limbs, and struts extending away
from said spring assembly, said improvement comprising:
said lower limbs of said furcations having a bend that
extends said furcations in a forward direction and converts a
long fork to a twenty inch fork.
7. A springer fork low rider kit for a bicycle having
a frame, handlebars mounted to said frame, and having a front
wheel, said low rider kit comprising:
a springer fork mounted to said handlebars and fastened
to said front wheel, said fork having a steer tube, a spring
assembly fixed to said steer tube, tubular furcations fixed to
said spring assembly, said furcations having a wall thickness and
having lower limbs;
said lower limbs of said furcations having a bend that
extends said furcations in a forward direction.
18. A low-rider springer fork comprising:
a steer tube having an upper portion and a lower
portion;
a spring assembly including a yoke, a generally
L-shaped member having an opening through which passes the upper
portion of said steer tube, a helical spring captured between
said yoke and said L-shaped member, a flexible annular member, an
elongated fastener extending longitudinally through said yoke,
said flexible annular member and said helical spring for com-
pressing said flexible member against said yoke;
a first furcation fastened to a first distal end of
said yoke;
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