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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874625 | Bicycle wheel assembly having dissimilar lateral spoke lacings A bicycle wheel assembly having a number of spokes that extends between a hub and a rim. The wheel assembly includes a drive side that faces a chain and a non-drive side that is laterally spaced from the drive side. The spokes that extend between the hub and the rim... | 01/25/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7331638 | Spoked wheel for a bicycle A spoked wheel for a bicycle is described herein, comprising a hub, a rim and a plurality of spokes that connect the hub to the rim. The spokes comprise a first set of spokes arranged on one side of the wheel, made up of spokes connected to a first portion of the hu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6938962 | Vehicle wheel spoke termination A vehicle wheel spoke termination assembly includes an outer rim with means for holding a tire, a central hub assembly and a plurality of spoke portions. The central hub assembly includes an axle assembly and a hub shell that is rotatable about the axle. The spokes ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6722743 | Spoked wheel for a bicycle and method for its manufacture A spoked wheel comprised of a hub and a rim connected by first and second sets of spokes, each set having a plurality of radial spokes and a plurality of non-radial spokes. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6636406 | Universal multi-functional common conductive shield structure for electrical circuitry and energy conditioning The present invention relates to a layered universal, multi-functional, common conductive shield structure with conductive pathways for energy and EMI conditioning and protection that also possesses a commonly shared and centrally positioned conductive pa... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6485108 | Bicycle hub A bicycle hub is provided for use with tangential bicycle spokes. The bicycle hub includes a hub axle and a hub body. The hub axle has a set of spoke openings. The spoke openings are circumferentially arranged around the hub body and extend between the ex... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6354669 | Bicycle hub for tangential spokes A bicycle hub is provided for use with tangential bicycle spokes having a straight section and a bent end with an enlarged head such that straight section extends at an angle of about 95° relative to the bent end. The bicycle hub basically has a hub axle... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6145936 | Spoke wheel for a tubeless tire A spoke wheel is provided which includes a hub and a rim concentric with the hub about an axis of rotation. The rim is connected to the hub by a plurality of detachable spokes. The rim has a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, a first flange,... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6036279 | Spoke for a bicycle wheel and wheel including this spoke A spoke for a bicycle wheel has a body of fiber reinforced plastic material provided at one end with a metal connecting element which is pivotally mounted on the spoke around an axis which is transverse relative to the spoke and having a threaded stem for... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6010197 | Hub for spoked wheels A hub for aligning a plurality of spokes on a spoked wheel. The hub has a cylindrical hub sleeve and a hub axis extending centrally through the hub sleeve. The hub includes a flange-type hub head disposed at one end of the hub sleeve and extending circumf... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5997104 | Device for rotatably supporting a hub of a bicycle wheel A device for rotatably supporting a hub of a bicycle wheel on a shaft comprises at least one annular element with an outer conical surface which is pressed between the outer surface of shaft and the inner conical surface of the inner ring of a rolling bea... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5882026 | Rotary drive mechanism A drive mechanism for a driven member having a hub and rim coaxial with and supported by the hub includes at least two transmission cables which extend between the hub and the rim. One end of each transmission cable is secured to the hub and extends from ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5578154 | Method of manufacturing a spoked wheel The present invention provides a method of manufacturing structural components for any type of vehicles and other devices, in particular cars and motorcycles, where the components can operate under compressive and/or extensive stress or successive repetit... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5489147 | Hub for spoked wheel axle A hub for a spoked wheel includes an annular peripheral portion having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a peripheral edge, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface define non-parallel planes, and wherein the inner surface forms an acute angl... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5312844 | Method of producing polyurethane injection molded in-line skate wheels A method of producing injection molded in-line skate wheels is disclosed. The method includes heating an injection molding unit suitable for injecting molten polyurethane, placing a thermoplastic polyether type polyurethane into the unit and heating the p... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4618187 | Wire wheel Several embodiments of wire wheel arrangements embodying a hub portion, a rim portion and a plurality of spoke pairs for interconnecting the hub and rim portions. In accordance with all embodiments of the invention, the spoke pairs are comprised of ends t... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4585277 | Wire wheel with spokes having crank shaped section A wire wheel construction consisting of a rim, a hub having a pair of spaced flanges and pairs of spokes that are fixed at their opposite ends to the rim and at an intermediate portion to a respective flange of the hub. The arrangement is such that the en... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4300804 | Hub for a two or three wheel vehicle A hub for a two or three wheel vehicle has at each axial side of a hub shell a respective hub flange which has first and second recessed portions displaced axially inwardly and outwardly of the hub shell. A first group of spoke bores comprising every othe... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4054324 | Spoked wheel particularly for miniature vehicles Spoked wheel particularly for miniature vehicles, comprising a tubular member constituting the wheel hub. At one end the latter is provided with an outer collar. A washer is laid over the tubular member. A sleeve overlies the tubular member between the wa... | 10/18/1977 |
