Patent ID: 6520595
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A wheel, comprising:a peripheral wheel rim; a central wheel hub with an outer flange; a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein said spokes have a first portion connected to said rim and a second portion opposed to said first portion; at least a portion of said hub formed from a hardened molding material, wherein said hardened molding material has a non-hardened, conformable state and a subsequent hardened state; and with at least a portion of the second portion of at least one spoke secured to said hub by an encapsulated connection to secure the second portion of said at least one spoke and said hardened molding material by the hardening of said hardened molding material from the non-hardened, conformable state to the hardened state which in the hardened state is integral with the hub and conforms thereto, wherein said wheel is a tension spoke connected to said spokes to create spoke pretension upon hardening of said molding material.