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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6409279 | Bicycle wheel with a hub provided with mounting seats for mounting spokes thereon A bicycle wheel includes a hub and a plurality of mounting seats arranged around the hub and pivoted to the hub for pivoting about axes parallel to an axis of the hub. A plurality of spokes have outer ends mounted on a wheel rim, and inner ends mounted on... | 06/25/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6238008 | Wheel and tension spoke system A spoke system includes at least three rim pivots, at least three hub pivots, and plural shafts each extending along a substantially linear path between a rim pivot and a hub pivot, each path being substantially aligned with the center of a rim pivot and ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6231127 | Automobile wheel with twisted link lace spokes This invention is an ornamental design for wheel rims of cars and trucks. The design is in the shape of tire chains that are twisted and simulate wheel spokes. These twisted link lace rims are manufactured out of 4140 grade steel and conventional stainles... | 05/15/2001 |
| 4943139 | Spoked wheel reflector employing encapsulated retroreflective tubing A retroreflective tubing adapted to be interwined among spokes of a wheel, comprising a core material, retroreflective microspheres attached to an outer surface of the core material, and a protective encapsulating material surrounding the microspheres. In... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4181365 | Wheels for motorcycles A spokeless wheel for a motorcycle or other vehicle is made by combining a wheel hub with a wheel rim through several sets of plates, wherein each set includes two opposed plates. In the vertical cross-section, the plates form an isosceles triangle with t... | 01/01/1980 |
