Chain wheel and crank for a bicycle

Claim 1

A chain wheel and a crank for a bicycle including a bottom bracket, said chain wheel and crank comprising: a rotatable crank shaft; a first crank arm separate from and fixed to one axial end of said crank shaft; a second crank arm separate from said first crank arm and said crank shaft and fixed to the other axial end of said crank shaft; a first cone integral with said crank shaft and disposed at said one axial end of said crank shaft; a second cone disposed about said other axial end of said crank shaft; a cylindrical body attachable to said bottom bracket with said first and second cones through bearings supporting said cylindrical body; a cylindrical drive member having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of said first cone; a ball holder screwably mounted on said first cone; said chain wheel being positioned on the outer periphery of said cylindrical driven member; a pair of bearings between said driven member, the ball holder and said first cone, said pair of bearings supporting said driven member in freely rotatable relation relative to said first cone and ball holder; and a unidirectionally rotatable transmission positioned between the pair of bearings for transmitting the rotation of said crank shaft from said first cone to said driven member in only one direction of rotation.