Patent ID: 11951768
Assignee: BERD L.L.C.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A hub comprising:
a hub body being symmetric about a rotational axis having a first end and a second end; and
a first plurality of projections disposed on the hub body at the first end and a second plurality of projections disposed on the hub body at the second end, wherein projections of each of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections are spaced apart from each adjacent projection about the rotational axis on the first and second ends, respectively, wherein each projection of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections comprises a base portion joined to the hub body and a support extending from the base portion to a free end, and wherein each support of each projection of the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extends from the base portion to the free end in a rotational direction about the rotational axis, and wherein some adjacent supports of the first and second plurality of projections have free ends thereof spaced apart from each other to create an associated space therebetween configured to allow a portion of spokes to extend through for locating once of the spokes on each support.