Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Spoke
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-11
2009-12-22
Bellinger, Jason R (Department: 3617)
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Spoke
C301S057000, C301S059000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07635170
ABSTRACT:
A spoked wheel comprises a rim, a hub, V-shaped spokes, nipples, and eyelets. There is true pairing of the spokes, because the rim has half the number of spoke attachments as there are nipples. True paired spoking means that there are no side wobble forces or rim twist caused by spoke tension. The rim has spoke attachment holes that are parallel to the axis of wheel rotation and are reinforced with eyelets. The rim has unnecessary material cut away between the spoke attachment holes. To ease adjustment, the nipples are located about midway between the hub and the rim. The hub has longitudinal ribs and that are aligned with each other. That allows the hub body to be machined from a relatively lightweight extrusion. To increase the wheel strength, the inboard spokes are moved outboard as much as possible. The hub has pairs of nipple attachment holes where each pair is located on a diagonal relative to the axis of the hub.
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Hermansen Frank
Winefordner Carl
Bellinger Jason R
Crank Brothers, Inc.
Haynes and Boone, LLP.
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