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US 9,440,498 B2Granted
Reinforced bicycle rim
AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
InventorChuck Teixeira
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Abstract
A bicycle wheel including a hub and a rim coupled to the hub. The wheel also includes a cover that is coupled to rim and that defines a bead seat engageable by a tire. The rim can have a first annular feature and the cover can have a second annular feature that is complementary to the first annular feature to attach the cover to the rim.
Claims20
A bicycle wheel comprising:
- a hub;
- a rim coupled to the hub;
- and
- a cover coupled to the rim and including a non-metallic material and a sidewall defining a bead seat engageable by a tire bead;
- and
- the cover is configured such that the cover defines more of the sidewall than the rim does.
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A bicycle wheel comprising:
- a tire including a casing having tread and a tire bead;
- a hub;
- a rim assembly coupled to the hub and including:
- a rim having an annular wall;
- and
- a cover coupled to the rim at the annular wall and positioned between the tire and the rim such that the tire is separated from the rim by the cover such that a horizontal section taken at a point tangent to the tire bead extends only through the cover;
- wherein the rim includes a first material and the cover includes a second material that has a lower hardness than the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.