Rim for a spoked wheel
OwnerRaphael Schlangerinventor
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Abstract
An improved vehicle wheel, including an outer rim, a central hub with a central axle and an outer flange and a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub. The spokes have a first portion connected to the rim and a second portion opposed to the first portion and connected to said hub. The outer rim includes a spoke bed wall with a spoke hole therethrough for connection with the first end of the spoke. The spoke bed wall has a radially outboard surface, which is a convex outboard surface including a radially outboard apex and a radially inboard portion relative to the apex and adjacent the apex.
Claims37
A vehicle wheel, comprising:
- an outer rim;
- a central hub with a central axle and an outer flange;
- a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein said spokes have a first portion connected to said rim and a second portion opposed to said first portion and connected to said hub;
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- wherein said outer rim includes a spoke bed wall with a spoke hole therethrough for connection with said first end of said spoke;
- wherein said spoke bed wall has a radially outboard surface;
- wherein said outboard surface is a convex outboard surface including a radially outboard apex and a radially inboard portion relative to said apex and adjacent said apex.
A vehicle wheel, comprising:
- an outer rim;
- a central hub with a central axle and an outer flange;
- a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein said spokes have a first portion connected to said rim and a second portion opposed to said first portion and connected to said hub;
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- wherein said outer rim includes an integral spoke bed wall with a spoke hole therethrough for connection with said first end of said spoke;
- wherein said spoke bed wall has a radially outboard surface and an outboard edge at the intersection between the outboard surface and the spoke hole;
- wherein said outboard edge includes a radially outboard portion and a radially inboard portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.