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US 5,452,945 AGranted
Vehicle wheel
OwnerRaphael Schlangerinventor
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Abstract
The wheel includes an annular rim, a central hub and a plurality of spoke portions running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having a width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, with the spoke portions having an inside portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside portion in fixed relationship to the rim with the spoke portions extending radially outwardly between the hub and rim. A circular member is provided affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions defining an enclosed, continuous hollow annulus and including fasteners within the hollow annulus for affixing said spoke portions to said circular member.
Claims34
A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, wherein said spokes have spoke portions including an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim;
- an encircling member affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions and included with at least one of the annular rim and the central hub, said encircling member defining a continuous hollow annulus;
- means adjacent said hollow annulus for affixing said spokes to said encircling member, wherein at least one of said spokes is affixed to the encircling member in at least two spaced locations;
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- means connected with the spokes for adjusting the tension of the spokes.
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A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, wherein said spokes have spoke portions including an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim and wherein the spokes extend inwardly to a common spoke spider which in turn is affixed to the hub;
- an encircling member affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions and included with at least one of the annular rim and the central hub, said encircling member defining a continuous hollow annulus;
- means adjacent said hollow annulus for affixing said spokes to said encircling member;
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- means connected with the spokes for adjusting the tension of the spokes.
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A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, wherein said spokes have spoke portions including an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim;
- an encircling member affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions and included with at least one of the annular rim and the central hub, said encircling member defining a continuous hollow annulus;
- means adjacent said hollow annulus for affixing said spokes to said encircling member;
- means connected with the spokes for adjusting the tension of the spokes;
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- said wheel including at least two wheel portions, wherein one portion includes the spokes being integrally affixed together.
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A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, wherein said spokes have spoke portions including an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim;
- an encircling member affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions and included with at least one of the annular rim and the central hub, said encircling member defining a continuous hollow annulus;
- means adjacent said hollow annulus for affixing said spokes to said encircling member;
- means connected with the spokes for adjusting the tension of the spokes;
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- including a cover affixed to at least one of the inside spoke portion and the outside spoke portion of at least one spoke, and fastening means attached to and extending from the cover to the means adjacent the hollow annulus for affixing the at least one spoke to the encircling member, wherein said cover is positioned between said at least one spoke and said encircling member.
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A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, wherein said spokes have spoke portions including an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim;
- an encircling member affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions and included with at least one of the annular rim and the central hub, said encircling member defining a continuous hollow annulus;
- means adjacent said hollow annulus for affixing said spokes to said encircling member;
- means connected with the spokes for adjusting the tension of the spokes;
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- an insert positioned within at least one of said outside spoke portion and said inside spoke portion of at least one of the spokes, and fastening means extending from the insert to the means adjacent the hollow annulus for affixing the at least one spoke to the encircling member, wherein said insert is positioned between said at least one spoke and said encircling member.
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A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, wherein said spokes have an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim;
- an encircling member affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions and included with at least one of the annular rim and the central hub, said encircling member defining a continuous hollow annulus;
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- wherein said spokes are affixed at one end to at least one of said encircling member and said hub along the entire width of said one end, wherein said width of said one end is substantially equal to or less than the width of said spoke, and including means adjacent said hollow annulus for adjustably fixing said one end to said encircling member.
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A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim including an outside circular member;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having a width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1 wherein said spokes have an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim;
- said outside circular member affixed to the outside spoke portions and positioned between the rim and the hub, the outside circular member defining an enclosed continuous circumferential hollow annulus for supporting hoop stress, wherein the outside circular member retains the annular rim outwardly of the spoke portions;
- a U-shaped fastener extending from the outside spoke portion of at least one of said plurality of spokes and into the hollow annulus, wherein said U-shaped fastener is attached to said at least one spoke and is a discrete member with end portions directed toward said circular member;
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- fastening means within the hollow annulus affixed to the U-shaped fastener for affixing the at least one spoke to the circular member.
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A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, wherein said spokes have spoke portions including an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim;
- an encircling member affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions and included with at least one of the annular rim and the central hub, said encircling member defining a continuous hollow annulus;
- means adjacent said hollow annulus for affixing said spokes to said encircling member;
- means connected with the spokes for adjusting the tension of the spokes;
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- wherein said spokes are formed separately from the annular rim, the central hub and the encircling member and are affixed at at least one end along the entire width of said one end to at least one of said encircling member and said hub, wherein said width of said one end is substantially equal to or less than the width of said spoke.
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A spoked wheel comprising:
- an annular rim;
- a central hub;
- a plurality of spokes running between the rim and hub, with each spoke having width to thickness ratio of at least 2:1, wherein said spokes have spoke portions including an inside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the hub and an outside spoke portion in fixed relationship to the rim, and wherein said spokes extend radially outwardly between the hub and rim;
- an encircling member affixed to at least one of the inside and outside spoke portions and included with at least one of the annular rim and the central hub, said encircling member defining a continuous hollow annulus;
- means adjacent said hollow annulus for affixing said spokes to said encircling member;
- means connected with the spokes for adjusting the tension of the spokes;
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- wherein the hollow annulus includes at least one depending slot adapted to receive and which engages an enlarged head portion of at least one of the spoke portions for affixing at least one of the spokes to the encircling member, wherein said slot substantially limits pivoting of said spoke in a direction parallel to said width.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.