Patent ID: 7891745
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: B60B,B60Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wheel comprising: a hub comprising a plurality of inner attachment portions, wherein the hub is configured to support the wheel about a rotational axis, and wherein each of the inner attachment portions comprises at least one threaded aperture extending radially inwardly and perpendicular to the rotational axis; a rim comprising a plurality of outer attachment portions; a plurality of first fasteners each having a threaded end; and a plurality of spokes together configured to radially support the rim with respect to the hub, each of said spokes is at least substantially identical and comprises a first leg and a second leg, the first leg and the second leg meet at an intersection, the first leg extends from a first end to the intersection, the second leg extends from a second end to the intersection, and the first leg and the second leg extend from the intersection to define a V-shape; wherein each of said spokes is attached to the hub by respective ones of said first fasteners extending into respective ones of said threaded apertures, with at least one of the first end and the second end of each of said spokes being provided with at least one aperture through which at least one of said first fasteners extends into at least one of said threaded apertures in the hub; each of said spokes is attached to one of said outer attachment portions of the rim adjacent to the intersection; and a first leg of one of said spokes is attached to a first one of said inner attachment portions and comprises a passage through which a second leg of another one of said spokes passes, and wherein the another one of said spokes is attached to a second one of said inner attachment portions which is adjacent to the first one of said inner attachment portions.