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US 10,308,065 B2Granted
Devices and methods for connecting a spoke to a hub
AssigneeSuperpedestrian, Inc.
InventorsAssaf Biderman, Eric Barber, Robert Paul Roy, Jeffrey Jay Weinstein
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Abstract
A spoke for a wheel can include a first end, a second end, and an attachment section therebetween, the first end and the second end extend at an acute angle with respect to each other, the attachment section including a non-circular portion in cross-section.
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A spoke for a wheel, comprising:
- a first end, a second end, and an attachment section therebetween, the first end and the second end extend at an acute angle with respect to each other, the attachment section including a non-circular portion in cross-section shaped to be captured beneath and secured by an overhang of an attachment pocket formed on an exterior side surface on the wheel, wherein the non-circular portion is receivable within the attachment pocket along a first direction, and is locked within the attachment pocket in response to a movement of the spoke different than the first direction.
A wheel, comprising:
- a wheel rim;
- a wheel hub having a first and second side;
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- a plurality of wheel spokes connecting the wheel rim to the wheel hub, each of the plurality of wheel spokes has a first end, a second end, and an attachment section therebetween including a non-circular portion in cross-section, the first end and the second end extend at an acute angle with respect to each other and attach to the wheel rim, the attachment section attached to an attachment pocket in the wheel hub such that the attachment section is captured beneath and secured by an overhang of the attachment pocket due to the non-circular portion, wherein, for each wheel spoke, the non-circular portion is receivable within the attachment pocket along a first direction, and is locked within the attachment pocket in response to a movement of the wheel spoke different than the first direction.
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A method of assembling a spoke wheel comprising:
- inserting an attachment section of a wheel spoke into an attachment pocket in a wheel hub via an aperture of the attachment pocket, the wheel spoke including a first end, a second end, and the attachment section therebetween, wherein the attachment section includes a non-circular portion in cross-section and the first end and the second end extend at an acute angle with respect to each other;
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- rotating the wheel spoke such that a widest cross section of the non-circular portion of the wheel spoke is wider than the aperture of the attachment pocket to lock the attachment section into the attachment pocket.
A spoke for a wheel, comprising:
- a first end, a second end, and an attachment section therebetween, the first end and the second end extend at an acute angle with respect to each other, the attachment section including a non-circular portion in cross-section shaped to be captured beneath and secured by an overhang of an attachment pocket formed on an exterior side surface on the wheel, wherein the non-circular portion is receivable within the attachment pocket in a first position, and is locked within the attachment pocket in response to a movement of the spoke to a position different than the first position.
A wheel, comprising:
- a wheel rim;
- a wheel hub having a first and second side;
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- a plurality of wheel spokes connecting the wheel rim to the wheel hub, each of the plurality of wheel spokes has a first end, a second end, and an attachment section therebetween including a non-circular portion in cross-section, the first end and the second end extend at an acute angle with respect to each other and attach to the wheel rim, the attachment section attached to an attachment pocket in the wheel hub such that the attachment section is captured beneath and secured by an overhang of the attachment pocket due to the non-circular portion, wherein, for each wheel spoke, the non-circular portion is receivable within the attachment pocket in a first position, and is locked within the attachment pocket in response to a movement of the wheel spoke to a position different than the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.