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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7137671 | Attachment system for the spokes of a bicycle wheel An element for the attachment of a spoke in a bicycle wheel at a seat hole has a body, an axial hole, and can engage a tool. The body is of greater transverse size than a seat hole, and abuts the seat hole at a first end of the body. The axial hole extends from the ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7044562 | Wheel rim An automotive wheel rim to receive a vehicle tire, at least one tire bead seat extending inwardly of the wall of the rim whereby the outer contour or profile of the wheel rim is selected to be of a different contour or profile to the inner contour or profile of the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6955509 | Method for producing a rim and a rim, particularly for a bicycle The invention relates to a rim and to a method for its production, in particular for bicycles, using a machining device for the working a welding burr of the rim. The machining device comprises a machining means working the outer contour of the rim and a another mac... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6497042 | Method of making a tensioned spoked bicycle wheel A method for building a bicycle wheel and the wheel. Inserting a threaded end (106) of a spoke (100) through a hole (126) in the rim (102), through a spacer (118), and engaging the threaded end (106) with an internally threaded connector (104). The rim (1... | 12/24/2002 |
| 5014425 | Method for manufacturing a spoke wheel In a method of manufacturing a spoke wheel premounted spokes, prior to finally tensioning them, are loaded under strain of tension by a substantial force and are subsequently unloaded again. This pre-stretching process improves the quality of the wheel. A... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4585046 | Apparatus for truing a spoked wheel A spoked wheel truing machine is provided with a tool that is capable of clamping the shank of each spoke nipple and rotating it an integral number of revolutions. The particular direction of rotation of the clamping tool is determined by top and bottom l... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4574446 | Method and a device for enabling rapid attenuation and subsequent securing of spokes to be mounted in a spoke wheel The invention concerns a method and a device for attenuating oscillating movements and clamping in a predetermined position one end of a freely depending spoke for example when mounting spoke wheels. The free end of the spoke is permitted to slide into a ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4505315 | Method and a device for automatically mounting spokes in wheels A method and a device for automatically mounting spokes in wheels. In the method, the hub of a wheel and the rim of a wheel are interconnected by an inner layer of spokes being supplied in a first station, whereafter the procedure is repeated in a second ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4417766 | Wire spoke vehicle wheel and method of manufacture A wire spoke vehicle wheel and method of assembly wherein the wheel rim comprises separate rim segments permanently joined to each other preferably in a friction welding operation. The outboard rim segment includes at least a first portion which cooperate... | 11/29/1983 |
