Device for mounting a spoke on a wheel rim or hub

A device for mounting a spoke on a wheel rim or hub, including a spoke made up of a rod which extends along an axis and whose end is provided with external threads screwed into internal threads of a nut, mounted in an opening defined in the rim or the hub, at least a part of the threaded end of the spoke screwed in the nut is curved relative to the axis in order to increase braking torque by direct friction of the nut with respect to the rod, wherein the curved part of the threaded end of the spoke is curved outside an exit end of the nut.

A nut adapted to be used in the device for mounting a spoke on a wheel rim or hub, including a spoke made up of a rod which extends along an axis and whose end is provided with external threads screwed into internal threads of a nut, mounted in an opening defined in the rim or the hub, at least a part of the threaded end of the spoke screwed in the nut is curved relative to the axis in order to increase braking torque by direct friction of the nut with respect to the rod, wherein the nut includes a housing that defines an internal bore in which the internal threads are located, the housing defining a slope at one end of the nut which modifies the threaded end of the spoke being screwed into the internal threads to curve a part of the threaded end outside of the housing.

A device for mounting a spoke on a wheel rim or hub, including a spoke made up of a rod which extends along an axis and whose end is provided with external threads screwed into internal threads of a nut, mounted in an opening defined in the rim or the hub, at least a part of the threaded end of the spoke screwed in the nut is curved relative to the axis in order to increase braking torque by direct friction of the nut with respect to the rod, wherein the threaded end is screwed partially through the nut such that a portion of the threaded end exits the nut through an exit end of the nut and wherein the nut includes a structure adjacent the exit end of the nut which bends the portion of the threaded end that passes through the exit end of the nut to define a curve in the threaded portion.

A device for mounting a spoke on a wheel rim or hub, including a spoke made up of a rod which extends along an axis and whose end is provided with external threads screwed into internal threads of a nut, mounted in an opening defined in the rim or the hub, at least a part of the threaded end of the spoke screwed in the nut is curved relative to the axis in order to increase braking torque by direct friction of the nut with respect to the rod, wherein the nut includes an elongated housing which defines an elongated bore, the internal threads being defined in the internal bore, the elongated housing including at least one structure in the internal bore which bends the threaded end as the thread end screws into the internal threads to curve the threaded end relative to the axis.