Spoke for a bicycle wheel, bicycle wheel comprising such a spoke and method for manufacturing such a spoke
AssigneeCampagnolo S.r.l.
InventorsMaurizio Passarotto, Mario Meggiolan
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Abstract
A spoke for a bicycle wheel has an elongated metallic material body that extends along a longitudinal axis X-X and has a first end portion for the attachment to a hub of a bicycle wheel, a second end portion for the attachment to a rim of a bicycle wheel and an intermediate portion having a portion which is flattened in a transversal direction Z perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X-X and extending along the longitudinal axis X-X up to the first end portion. The first end portion of the spoke is also flattened in the transversal direction Z and is gradually joined to the flattened portion of the intermediate portion along the longitudinal axis X-X.
Claims26
A spoke for a bicycle wheel, comprising an elongated body of metallic material extending along a longitudinal axis X-X comprising:
- a first end portion for the attachment to a hub of a bicycle wheel;
- a second end portion for the attachment to a rim of a bicycle wheel;
- an intermediate portion between said first and second end portions, in which said intermediate portion comprises a flattened portion that is flattened in a transversal direction Z perpendicular to said longitudinal axis X-X and extending along said longitudinal axis X-X up to said first end portion;
- wherein said first end portion is flattened in said transversal direction Z and is gradually joined to said flattened portion along said longitudinal axis X-X;
- wherein said first end portion comprises, along said longitudinal axis X-X, a pair of substantially cylindrical opposite side surface portions defining side and axial abutment surfaces of said first end portion configured to engage a hub of a bicycle wheel.
A bicycle wheel spoke comprising:
- a first flattened end portion configured for attachment to a hub of a bicycle wheel;
- a second end portion configured for attachment to a rim of a bicycle wheel;
- an intermediate portion between said first and second end portions, in which said intermediate portion comprises a flattened portion;
- wherein said first end portion comprises a pair of substantially cylindrical opposite side surface portions defining side and axial abutment surfaces of said first end portion configured to engage a hub of a bicycle wheel.
A spoke for a bicycle wheel, comprising an elongated body of metallic material extending along a longitudinal axis X-X comprising:
- a first end portion for the attachment to a hub of a bicycle wheel;
- a second end portion for the attachment to a rim of a bicycle wheel;
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- an intermediate portion between said first and second end portions, in which said intermediate portion comprises a flattened portion that is flattened in a transversal direction Z perpendicular to said longitudinal axis X-X and extending along said longitudinal axis X-X up to said first end portion;
- wherein said first end portion is flattened in said transversal direction Z and is gradually joined to said flattened portion along said longitudinal axis X-X;
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- wherein said second end portion is threaded and wherein said intermediate portion comprises a cylindrical portion extending along said longitudinal axis X-X and adjacent to said second end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.