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US 4,729,605 AGranted
Multiplex spoke for wheel
AssigneeMitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
InventorsShoji Imao, Hitoshi Kodama, Yozo Chiba
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Abstract
A multiplex spoke having metal parts at both ends of its fiber reinforced rod and an external thread portion at the end of one part is fitted to a rim for coupling the metal part to a nipple.
Claims11
A multiplex wheel spoke for a bicycle, comprising:
- a fiber reinforced plastic rod having two ends;
- a first metal part non-adjustably adhesively fixed to one end of said rod,
- a second metal part non-adjustably adhesively fixed to the other end of said rod,
- wherein one of said first and second metal parts is provided with a first external screw thread adapted to be threaded into a rim of a wheel, whereby said spoke can be attached to a wheel hub and a wheel rim without subjecting the spoke to excessive shear stresses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.