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Bicycle rim provided for a tubeless assembly and bicycle wheel

Patent 6257676 Issued on July 10, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject July 24, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 121704 filed on 07/24/1998

US Classes:

301/58Rim (or felly) and spoke connection

Examiners

Primary: Morano, S. Joseph
Assistant: Nguyen, Hoang

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 4206311 DE. 09/09/1993
  • 4444044 DE. 06/09/1996
  • 0103724 EP. 03/09/1984
  • 0615865 EP. 09/09/1994
  • 2351803 FR. 12/09/1977

International Class

B60B 001/02

Foreign Application Priority Data

1997-07-25 FR

Abstract

A rim for a bicycle wheel that includes, at its periphery, an annular channel designed to receive a tire, such channel being demarcated by an upper bridge devoid of openings with the exception of the valve opening, and two lateral flanges, such flanges having hooks for gripping the tire. The upper bridge has a narrow and recessed central groove demarcated by a groove base and two lateral walls, the rim well being bordered by two shoulders that are oblique from the well towards the flanges. The invention is also related to a wheel having such a rim and a wheel equipped with a tire mounted without an air tube and having such a rim.

Other References

  • "Tubeless Tires," Mountainbike.com, pp. 56-57, Nov. 2000.
  • "Taking Stock in Ourselves," mbaction.com, p. 36, Jan. 2001.
  • "Mavic Crossroc Tubeless Wheelset," Mountainbike.com, pp. 50-54, Feb. 2001.
  • "Wheelset Mavic Crossmax UST Product Reviews," 13 pages, Nov. 2000.
  • "Tubeless Wheelset," Mountain Bike Action, Jan. 2000.
  • "Tubeless Tire, " Mountian Bike Action, Jan. 2001.
  • Mountain Bike Action, p. 49, Oct. 2000.
  • Mountain Bike Action, p. 72, Feb. 2001.
  • "Taking a Close Look at High-2001 Wheels," mbaction.com, pp. 108-116, Jan. 2001.
  • Felton, Vernon, "What Goes 'Round," Bike, pp. 52-54, Jan. 200
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