Patent ID: 9044998
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B60B,B60Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rim for a cycle wheel having an axis of rotation, said rim comprising: a first curved pultruded element in the form of a section of a solid of revolution about an axis; the first element being a single unitary piece of composite material and comprising a first end and a second end distinct from one another; the first element constitutes, between the first end and the second end, a section of a solid of revolution having an angular arc greater than 350°; the composite material of the first element comprises embedded fibers, the fibers constituting at least 50% of the weight of the first element; the rim having an upper bridge, a lower bridge, and a pair of lateral sidewalls connecting the upper and lower bridges demarcating a hollow body, said hollow body comprising, at least in part, the first element.