Method for use in manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel, an accessory for a bicycle, a kit of parts intended for use with the accessory, and a magnetic insert that is destined to be removably attached to a spoke attachment element
AssigneeCampagnolo S.r.l.
InventorsMario Meggiolan, Maurizio Passarotto
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Abstract
A method is intended for manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel. By inserting the nipples or barrels for the attachment of the spokes in the spoke attachment seats from the inside of the spoke attachment chamber instead of from the outside, after having inserted them in the chamber from a suitably sized opening, the rim of the bicycle wheel can be manufactured even without additional openings, still using conventional nipples or barrels.
Claims23
A bicycle rim having a tire coupling channel and at least one spoke attachment chamber comprising:
- i) a plurality of spoke attachment seats, each spoke attachment seat being intended to receive a spoke attachment element with a shank thereof partially protruding from the at least one spoke attachment chamber and a head thereof widened with respect to the shank held inside the at least one spoke attachment chamber;
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- ii) at least one opening suitable for the passage of the spoke attachment elements, wherein the at least one opening are less in number than the spoke attachment seats.
A bicycle accessory comprising:
- a) a rim having a tire coupling channel and at least one spoke attachment chamber comprising:
- i) a plurality of spoke attachment seats, each spoke attachment seat being intended to receive a spoke attachment element with a shank thereof partially protruding from the at least one spoke attachment chamber and a head thereof widened with respect to the shank held inside the at least one spoke attachment chamber;
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- ii) at least one opening suitable for the passage of the spoke attachment elements, wherein the at least one opening are less in number than the spoke attachment seats;
- b) a plurality of the spoke attachment elements;
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- c) a means for holding the spoke attachment elements with the respective shank aligned with the respective spoke attachment seat.
A bicycle wheel comprising:
- a) a rim having a tire coupling channel and at least one spoke attachment chamber comprising:
- i) a plurality of spoke attachment seats, each spoke attachment seat being intended to receive a spoke attachment element with a shank thereof partially protruding from the at least one spoke attachment chamber and a head thereof widened with respect to the shank held inside the at least one spoke attachment chamber;
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- ii) at least one opening suitable for the passage of the spoke attachment elements, wherein the at least one opening are less in number than the spoke attachment seats;
- b) a plurality of the spoke attachment elements;
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- c) a plurality of spokes each attached to a respective spoke attachment element at a first end;
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- d) a hub, attached to a second end of each spoke.
A bicycle accessory comprising:
- a) a rim having a tire coupling channel and at least one spoke attachment chamber comprising:
- i) a plurality of spoke attachment seats, each spoke attachment seat being intended to receive a spoke attachment element with a shank thereof partially protruding from the at least one spoke attachment chamber and a head thereof widened with respect to the shank held inside the at least one spoke attachment chamber;
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- ii) at least one opening suitable for the passage of the spoke attachment elements, wherein the at least one opening are less in number than the spoke attachment seats;
- b) a plurality of the spoke attachment elements;
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- c) a means for aligning a spoke attachment element with a spoke attachment seat.
A parts kit intended for use in attaching a spoke to a rim of a bicycle wheel comprising:
- a) at least one spoke attachment element having first magnetic interaction means;
- b) at least one spoke;
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- c) an element having second magnetic interaction means interacting magnetically with the first magnetic interaction means.
A magnetic insert that is destined to be removably attached to a spoke attachment element.
A magnetic insert that is irremovably coupled to a spoke attachment element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.