Patent ID: 7926884
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60B

Abstract:
1. A spoke for a wheel having a rim and a hub body, the wheel comprising: a spoke body and spoke ends provided at said spoke body which are attached to the rim and the hub body, wherein said spoke body consists of a fibrous composite material, said spoke body including a plurality of fibers spread out in a fan-like configuration at each spoke end as exposed fibers for being directly connected in said fan-like configuration at one spoke end with the rim and at the other spoke end with the hub body, at least a portion of said exposed fibers in said fan-like configuration at the hub body overlapping at adjacent spoke ends, said exposed fibers, the rim and the hub body being cured together to respectively embed said exposed fibers into the rim and the hub body.