Patent ID: 6145936
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A spoke wheel comprising:a hub;a rim concentric with said hub about an axis of rotation, said rim being connected to said hub by a plurality of detachable spokes;wherein said rim has a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, a first flange, a second flange, and a wheel center plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, said first tubular portion being arranged between said first flange and the wheel center plane, and said second tubular portion being arranged between said second flange and the wheel center plane;wherein each of said tubular portions has an outer lateral wall, each of said outer lateral walls having a plurality of throughholes for said plurality of detachable spokes, each of said throughholes having a longitudinal axis aligned with a longitudinal axis of each respective detachable spoke.