Patent ID: 6511133
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
A bicycle hub for use with bicycle spokes, said bicycle hub comprising:a hub axle having a center axis extending between a first end and a second end; a hub body having an interior passageway with said hub axle being rotatably supported therein, a set of first spoke openings circumferentially arranged around said hub body, each of said first spoke openings having an insertion portion with a large width that permits an enlarged head portion of a spoke to pass therethrough and a retaining portion with a width that is smaller than said width of said insertion portion to retain the enlarged head portion of the spoke therein; and a seal structure arranged in said interior passageway of said hub body and adjacent said first spoke openings to isolate said first spoke openings from said hub axle, said seal structure including a first maintaining portion positioned to keep the spokes in said retaining portions of said first spoke openings.