Connecting system for tensile elements
OwnerRaphael Schlangerinventor
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Abstract
An improved connecting system for a vehicle wheel spoke, including a spoke having an end portion, a span portion and a cross-section thereof, a connecting element; a bracing element such as a rim or hub, a tensile axis of applied tensile load along the span portion, and a longitudinal axis along the spoke. The connecting element is made of hardened molding material and the spoke is overmolded by the connecting element during solidification of the hardened molding material. The connecting element is joined to the spoke at an overmolded interface and the connecting element is connected to the bracing element.
Claims49
A tensile connector assembly comprising:
- a longitudinal tensile element having an end portion, a span portion, and a cross-section thereof;
- a connecting element;
- a bracing element;
- a tensile axis of applied tensile load along the span portion of said longitudinal tensile element;
- a longitudinal axis along said longitudinal tensile element;
- wherein said span portion extends between two bracing elements;
- wherein said connecting element is made of hardened molding material;
- wherein said longitudinal tensile element is overmolded by said connecting element during solidification of said hardened molding material;
- wherein said connecting element is joined to said longitudinal tensile element at an overmolded interface;
- wherein said connecting element is connected to said bracing element;
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- wherein said longitudinal tensile element is at least a portion of a vehicle wheel spoke connected to a vehicle wheel and wherein said spoke has a first end connected to a hub of said vehicle wheel and a second end connected to an outer rim of said vehicle wheel and wherein said bracing element is one of said rim and said hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.