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US 2006/0125312 A1Published application
Nuts for securing spokes to rims
OwnerEric Hjertberg, Douglas Chianginventors
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Abstract
A bicycle wheel includes a rim with a plurality of holes defined therethrough and each hole receives an insertion section of a nut. The insertion section is enclosed by an inner periphery of the hole and an end surface of the insertion section is in flush with an inner periphery of the rim. A threaded hole is defined in the end surface of the insertion section. A plurality of spokes each have a threaded end at a first end thereof so as to be threadedly connected to the threaded hole of one of the nuts. A hooking end is connected at a second of each spoke so as to be connected to a hub.
Claims4
A bicycle wheel comprising;
- a rim with two sidewalls and a connection portion connected between the two sidewalls, a plurality of holes defined through the connection portion;
- a plurality of nuts each having an insertion section at a first end thereof and a driving end disposed on a second end of the each of the nuts, the insertion section being enclosed by an inner periphery of the hole and an end surface of the insertion section being [[in]] flush with an inner periphery of the rim, a threaded hole defined in the end surface of the insertion section, and
- a plurality of spokes each having a threaded end at a first end thereof and a hooking end at a second end of each spoke, the threaded end being threadedly connected to the threaded hole of one of the nuts and the hooking end of the spoke connected to a hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.