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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967392 | Hub body for a bicycle wheel and hub comprising such a hub body A hub body for a bicycle wheel has a substantially tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis with a pair of opposite end portions, at least one of which has an annular front surface on which a plurality of housing seats for an end portion of respective spokes... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7891745 | Wheels, vehicles and methods of manufacturing same A wheel includes a hub, a rim, and spokes. The hub includes inner attachment portions and is configured to support the wheel about a rotational axis. The spokes are attached to the hub and the rim and are together configured to radially support the rim with respect ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7862128 | Vehicle wheel spoke connection A vehicle wheel, including an outer rim, a central hub with a central axle and an outer flange, a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, a bracing element connected to one of the spokes, and a clamping element connected to the bracing element. The sp... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7665807 | Bicycle wheel having spokes arranged in groups A spoked wheel for a bicycle is described, including a hub, a rim, and a plurality of spokes, which connect the hub to the rim. The spokes are arranged in groups set at an angular distance from one another. At least two spokes of each group, viewed in the direction ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7631945 | Bicycle wheel with over-sized spokes A bicycle wheel having a number of larger than normal spokes constructed to support a rim about a hub. The hub includes a number of recesses that are constructed to receive an end of each spoke. The spoke and hub are constructed such that translation of the spoke in... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7631944 | Hub body for a bicycle wheel and hub comprising such a hub body A hub body for a bicycle wheel has a substantially tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis with a pair of opposite end portions, at least one of which has an annular front surface on which a plurality of housing seats for an end portion of respective spokes... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7621601 | Bicycle hub A bicycle hub comprises a central tube having an axial receiving groove for installing an axial shaft of a wheel; a first peripheral disk formed at one end of the central tube; a second peripheral disk formed at another end of the central tube; the second peripheral... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7481497 | Hub of a tension spoke cycle wheel, and spoke cycle wheel equipped with such a hub A hub for cycle wheel including a shaft, a hub body rotatably mounted around the shaft. The hub body has, at least at one of its ends, merlons that are provided for fastening the spokes. Each of the merlons has a radial housing that opens out at its top, as well as ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7431405 | Bicycle wheel hub cover A hub cover is configured to be mounted to a wheel regardless of the spoke configuration of the wheel. The bicycle hub cover is capable of being attached to a bicycle hub that has a hub shell. The hub shell has a hub flange and a cap member. The hub cover comprises ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425041 | Bicycle wheel balanced by spoke connections of different mass A spoked bicycle wheel is presented where the masses of a set of spoke connections for connection of a hub and a rim as a whole are imbalanced with respect to the rotational axis. In such a way the dynamic imbalance of the wheel due to localized mass increases at th... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7393063 | Spoked wheel for a bicycle A spoked wheel for a bicycle is described, having a hub, a rim, and a plurality of spokes, which connect the hub to the rim. The spokes are arranged in groups set at an angular distance from one another. At least two spokes of each group (R), viewed in the direction... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7374251 | Connection of Spokes to hub and rim in bicycle wheel A bicycle hub has an axle and a hub shell rotatably disposed about the axle with a plurality of spoke fixing parts disposed at opposite ends of the hub shell. Each of the spoke fixing parts has a through hole having a small width section extending from a first side ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360847 | Bicycle hub A bicycle hub includes an axle, a hub shell and a plurality of fixing elements. The hub shell is rotatably disposed about the axle. The hub shell has a plurality of fixing portions disposed at an end thereof. Each of the fixing portions has a pair of spoke guide ope... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357460 | Connecting system for tensile elements An improved connecting system for tensile elements, including a longitudinal tensile element having an end portion and a cross-section thereof, a deformable connecting element; a bracing element, and a tensile axis of applied tensile load along said longitudinal ten... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357459 | Vehicle wheel including spoke attachment The vehicle wheel includes an outer rim hoop for holding a tire, a plurality of spoke portions, and a central hub assembly. The central hub assembly includes an axle assembly and a hub shell that is rotatable about the axle. The hub shell includes at least two axial... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354114 | Spoke for a bicycle wheel, bicycle wheel comprising such a spoke and method for manufacturing such a spoke A spoke for a bicycle wheel has an elongated metallic material body that extends along a longitudinal axis X-X and has a first end portion for the attachment to a hub of a bicycle wheel, a second end portion for the attachment to a rim of a bicycle wheel and an inte... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7306292 | Bicycle hub A bicycle hub has an axle and a hub shell rotatably disposed about the axle with a plurality of fixing portions disposed at opposite ends of the hub shell. Each of the fixing elements has a pair of spoke attachment structures to attach a pair of inner ends of a pair... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7273259 | Bicycle hub assembly A bicycle hub cover assembly is installed on a bicycle hub to provide a hard, rigid protective cover for the bicycle hub. In one embodiment, the bicycle hub cover assembly has a hub shell cover, a first hub end cover, a second hub end cover and a pair of fasteners t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258402 | Method for producing a bicycle wheel rim, apparatus for implementing the method and bicycle wheel rim obtained thereby A bicycle wheel rim and a method of making a bicycle wheel rim are provided. The rim provided is made of a single part using structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material, with two circumferential flanges for anchoring the tire, which extend radi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252344 | Multi-piece composite hub assembly for a bicycle A hub for a bicycle wheel having a hub body rotationally mounted on a central hollow shaft by means of bearings mounted on the shaft, the hollow shaft adapted to receive a quick release axle which projects beyond both ends of the axle. The shaft has three distinct p... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237849 | Wheel for two-wheeled motor vehicle A wheel for a two-wheeled motor vehicle and including a hub, a rim, a spokes coupling the hub and the rim. The hub has a lightening portion formed inside a sprocket flange such that there remains sufficient flange strength and sufficient weight reduction is realized... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192097 | Vehicle wheel An improved wheel construction with a peripheral wheel rim, a central hub with a hub flange and a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein the spokes have a first peripheral portion connected to the rim and a second portion opposed to the first... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192098 | Bicycle rim A bicycle rim includes a tire attachment portion a spoke attachment portion and a plurality of reinforcement members fixedly coupled to the spoke attachment portion at attachment openings to effectively increase the thickness of the spoke attachment portion at the a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140626 | Running exercise bike An exercise apparatus including a seatless frame for simulating running without the stress producing loads associated with each stride. The exercise apparatus has at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel, both of which are rotationally connected to the f... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128095 | Vibration damping coupling A vibration damping bellows with a high vibration absorbing effect and whose a simple structure. In a vibration damping coupling, for example, the vibration damping bellows is formed by interposing viscoelastic material, material with low elasticity, or combination ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7093910 | Fastening device for connecting spokes to rims A bicycle rim includes a plurality of recesses defined in an inner periphery thereof and a through hole is defined through the rim and shares a common axis with the recess corresponding thereto. A plurality of spokes each have a threaded hole defined in a first end ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090307 | Bicycle rim A bicycle rim is provided that includes a tire attachment portion, a spoke attachment portion and a plurality of reinforcement members. The spoke attachment portion is fixedly coupled with the tire attachment portion. The spoke attachment portion includes a pluralit... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083239 | Bicycle rim A reinforced annular bicycle rim is provided that includes a tire attachment portion and a spoke attachment portion fixedly coupled with the tire attachment portion to form an annular hollow area. A plurality of separate reinforcement members are fixedly coupled to ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070245 | Bicycle wheel having a rim and a hub connected by spokes A bicycle wheel having spokes (4) stretched between a hub (1) and a rim (3), wherein in order to increase durability with optimizing the number of spoke crossing, a hub collar surface (6) is provided parallel with an elevation angle (5... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066556 | Bicycle hub A hub is configured to suppress deformation in a disc rotor even if the disc rotor is made thinner and more lightweight, and to suppress wobbling in a braking surface. The hub has a hub axle, a hub shell, a pair of bearings, and a brake mount. The hub shell has spok... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059686 | Bicycle hub A bicycle hub is provided with a hub axle, a hub shell and a pair of bearing units. Each of the bearing units has an inner race supported on one axle end of the hub axle, an outer race threadedly coupled to an inner tubular surface of the hub shell, and a plurality ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044564 | Rear hub for bicycle A bicycle rear hub is configured to improve the external appearance and the resistant to corrosion of a drive body. The rear hub also has a hub shaft, a hub shell, a pair of bearing units, a one-way clutch, a sprocket, and a cover member. The hub shell is rotatably ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029075 | Bicycle hub sealing assembly A bicycle sealing assembly is provided for a bicycle part having a fixed part and a rotational part mounted to rotate relative to the fixed part such as a bicycle hub. The rotatable member (hub shell and/or freewheel) is rotatable mounted on the fixed part (hub axle... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6899401 | Vehicle wheel including spoke attachment The vehicle wheel includes an outer rim hoop with means for holding a tire, a plurality of spoke portions, and a central hub assembly. The central hub assembly includes an axle assembly and a hub shell that is rotatable about the axle. The hub shell includes at leas... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6880897 | Hub adapter for a bicycle disc brake A hub adapter used to modify a bicycle wheel hub to provide for the mounting of a disc brake rotor and/or for the repositioning of the wheel spoke mount flange to accommodate the additional components of a disc brake system. The hub adapter may be fixed to the host ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6848752 | Structure for fastening spokes to a bicycle wheel rim A structure is designed to fasten spokes with a bicycle wheel rim and is formed of a fastening hole disposed in an inner side of the bicycle wheel rim, a fitting body having a head, a threaded shank, and a through hole extending through the head and the threaded sha... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6783192 | Wheel hub for bicycle A wheel hub having a central tubular portion and at least one end cap which is formed integrally with the central portion and has thickness greater than the central tubular portion. The hub is a monolith fiber-reinforced plastic structure wherein the central portion... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6679561 | Paired spoke bicycle wheel with optimized rim extrusion and spoke spacing and components thereof A paired spoke bicycle wheel has optimized circumferentially offset spoke spacing which minimizes high stress imposed by overly close spacing and reduces long felt difficulties resulting from out of balance loads of unpaired spokes, the rear wheel additio... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6652037 | Hub and axle assembly for a bicycle A hub and axle assembly for a bicycle includes a hub shell rotatably mounted on an axle extending along an axis. A rolling member is interposed between and cooperates with a curved surrounding race portion of a mounting sleeve member secured on the axle a... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6540306 | Bicycle disc brake hub A bicycle disc brake hub is provided with a hub axle, a hub shell, a first spoke attachment portion, a second spoke attachment portion and a brake rotor attachment portion disposed adjacent the first spoke attachment portion. The first spoke attachment po... | 04/01/2003 |
