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US 9,522,570 B2Granted
Spoked wheel for tubeless tires
AssigneeIn&Motion
InventorGiulio Bernardelle
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Abstract
A spoked wheel for tubeless tires, particularly for motorcycles, cars and similar vehicles includes a rim, a hub, and spokes suitable for fixing the rim to the hub. Each spoke is connected to the rim by a fastening device inserted in two opposite ears located in an inner surface of the rim.
Claims17
A spoked wheel for tubeless tires comprising:
- a rim comprising a channel for housing a tubeless tire, said rim having an inner surface opposite to the channel;
- a hub;
- a plurality of spokes for fixing the rim to the hub, wherein
- the rim comprises a plurality of pairs of ears, the ears of each pair of ears being disposed facing each other and being projected from the inner surface toward the hub in an opposite direction with respect to the channel,
- fastening means connects the spokes to the rim, the fastening means connecting each spoke between a corresponding pair of said plurality of pairs of ears, the fastening means comprising at least a cylindrical part having the axis substantially parallel with that of an axis of the wheel, at least the cylindrical part having a threaded hole suitable for housing a respective threaded portion of a spoke, said threaded hole being arranged between the two opposite ears.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.