US Patent Issued to Fox Factory on Oct. 20 for "Insert undercut" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,268, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Fox Factory Inc. (Duluth, Ga.).

"Insert undercut" was invented by Fraser Andrew (North Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The insert is metallic and has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), the insert comprising an outer wall of a first retaining feature; and an undercut shape formed exterior to the outer wall of the first retaining feature such that there is a groove between the outer wall of the first retaining feature and the undercut shape. A composite component having a second CTE different from the first CTE, wherein the insert including the groove is at least par...