Patent ID: 8684471
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: B60B,B60Y

Abstract:
1. A bicycle rim comprising: a body having an axis defining a center thereof, with the body including an outer periphery and an inner periphery; wherein the outer periphery and the axis have an outer radius therebetween, with the outer radius being constant; wherein the inner periphery includes a first portion, with the first portion having a non-constant diameter; wherein the first portion has a first end, a second end and a wider section between the first end and the second end; wherein the first end of the first portion and the center of the body have a first radius therebetween; wherein the wider section of the first portion and the center of the body have a second radius therebetween; wherein the first radius is larger than the second radius; wherein a radius between the first portion and the center of the body continuously decreases from the first end to the wider section; and wherein the first portion has a first angle which is distributed around the axis and is delimited by the first end and the second end, with the first angle larger than ninety degrees.