Patent ID: 7748790
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: B60B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A spoked wheel for a bicycle, comprising: a) a rim having two sides joined together on a base; b) a hub; c) a plurality of spokes tensioned between the rim and the hub, each provided with a spoke attachment element for attachment to the rim; and d) a plurality of seats formed as openings in the base of the rim, each seat to house one of said spoke attachment elements; wherein the shape and size of the spoke attachment elements and of the seats of the rim are such that: the spoke attachment element inserted in the seat is in a second configuration in which at least one of the two sides of the rim prevents rotation of the spoke attachment element with respect to the seat due to contact between the spoke attachment element and at least one side of the rim; wherein the spoke attachment element comprises: wherein the hole in the contact plate is narrow enough to prevent the slipping of the widened head from the contact plate, and the hole is large enough to allow the contact plate to take on both an attachment position substantially perpendicular to the spoke in the second configuration of the spoke attachment element, and an insertion position inclined with respect to the attachment position in the first configuration of the spoke attachment element.