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US 2011/0084541 A1Published application
Tri-Flange Hub
AssigneeReynolds Cycling LLC
InventorPaul Eric Lew
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Abstract
A bicycle wheel with a tri-flange hub includes a hub with a first flange, second flange, and a third flange. The rim of the bicycle wheel is connected to the first, second and third flanges by spokes. The third flange is located on the hub along a centerline which passes through the center of the rim.
Claims20
A bicycle wheel with a tri-flange hub comprising:
- a hub comprising:
- a first flange;
- a second flange;
- a third flange;
- a rim;
- and
- spokes connecting the first, second, and third flanges to the rim;
- in which the third flange is located on the hub along a centerline which passes through the center of the rim.
5 more elements
A rear bicycle wheel comprising:
- a hub;
- a rim;
- and
- a plurality of spokes connecting the hub to the rim, in which a predetermined first subset of the spokes are vertically oriented along the centerline of the rim and are configured to transmit torsional force from the hub to the rim;
- and a predetermined second subset of the spokes oriented at non-vertical angles and pass radially between the hub and the rim.
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A modular tri-flange hub comprising:
- a central portion;
- a first flange bolted to the central portion;
- a second flange bolted to the central portion;
- a third flange attached to one of the first flange and the second flange, the third flange being aligned with the cross sectional centerline of a rim attached to the hub, the third flange being connected to the rim by offset tangential spokes such that a substantial portion of torque applied to the hub is transmitted through the third flange and offset tangential spokes to the rim.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.