Spoke for a spoked wheel, method of manufacture thereof, and wheel including such spoke
AssigneeMavic S.A.S.
InventorsJean-Pierre Mercat, Julien Michaud, Olivier Mouzin
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Abstract
The invention relates to a spoke for a spoked wheel. The spoke has an elongated body and a separate attached end piece on at least one of its ends. The elongated body is tubular and its end is fitted in a recessed bore of the end piece. The end piece is assembled by gluing. In addition, a plug blocks each end of the tubular body to force the glue to creep back while the end piece is being fitted. The invention also relates to a wheel and to a method for manufacturing the spoke.
Claims35
A spoke for a spoked wheel, said spoke comprising:
- an elongated body having a first end and a second end;
- an attached end piece at at least one of said first and second ends of said elongated body;
- the elongated body being tubular and said one of said first and second ends being fitted in a closed bore of said attached end piece.
A spoked wheel comprising:
- a central hub;
- a peripheral rim;
- spokes connecting the rim to the hub;
- at least one of said spokes comprises:
- an elongated body having a first end and a second end;
- an attached end piece at at least one of said first and second ends of said elongated body;
- the elongated body being tubular and said one of said first and second ends being fitted in a closed bore of said attached end piece.
A method for manufacturing a spoke of a spoked wheel, said spoke having a tubular body and at least one end piece having a bore, said method comprising:
- blocking an end of the tubular body of the spoke with a plug;
- applying glue to the bore of the end piece and/or to an end of the tubular body;
- assembling said one end piece to the end of the tubular body by fitting the bore of the end piece onto the end of the tubular body.
A tension spoke for a spoked cycle wheel, said spoke comprising:
- an elongated tubular body having a first end portion and a second end portion, each of first and second portions having an outer cross-sectional width;
- an end piece extending around and being fitted over the first end portion of the elongated tubular body, said end piece having an outer surface structured and arranged to be connected to a rim or a hub of the cycle wheel;
- said end piece having an interior cavity with a closed end;
- a plug blocking the first end portion of the elongated tubular body;
- said plug having an outer end contained within said cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.