US 2007/0046097 A1Published application

Wheel with tension spokes

AssigneeSalomon S.A.

InventorsJean-Pierre Mercat, Claude Righini, Benoit Saillet

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Abstract

A tension-spoke wheel including a rim, spokes, and a central hub, the exterior of the rim having a tire-receiving channel that defines a median plane, and an interior of the rim having spoke fastening zones that define a median plane for fastening the spokes, the hub having a median plane and two flanges for fastening the spokes, one of the flanges being closer to the median plane of the hub than the other, and at least the spokes fastened to the flange that is closer to the median plane of the hub lacking individual tensioning mechanisms. The spokes fastened to the flange that is closer to the hub median plane are fastened to the rim on the side of the median plane of the tire-receiving channel that is opposite the closer flange.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A tensioned spoke wheel comprising:

a rim;
a central hub;
and
a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and the central hub;
an exterior of the rim having a tire-receiving channel defining a median plane;
an interior of the rim having spoke fastening zones defining a median plane for fastening the spokes;
the hub having a median plane and two flanges for fastening the spokes, a first of the two flanges being closer to the median plane of the hub than a second of the two flanges;
at least a plurality of the plurality of spokes being fastened to the first of the two flanges lacking individual tensioning means;
said plurality of the plurality of spokes fastened to the first of the two flanges being fastened to the rim on a side of the median plane of the tire-receiving channel that is opposite said first of the two flanges.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/508,192Filed 23 Aug 2006
Priority: FR 05.0891431 Aug 2005
Published: 1 Mar 2007
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

B60B 21/025
Characterised by transverse section: the transverse section being hollow
B60B 1/003
Spoked wheels; Spokes thereof: specially adapted for bicycles
B60B 1/0223
Characterised by specific grouping of spokes: the dominant aspect being the spoke arrangement pattern
B60B 5/02
Wheels, spokes, disc bodies, rims, hubs, wholly or predominantly made of non-metallic material: made of synthetic material