Patent ID: 7959236

Claim:
A rim for a cycle wheel comprising: an annular shaped element having an outer annular channel, said annular shaped element having a structure and shape to receive and to have mounted on said outer annular channel a pneumatic tire; said annular shaped element concurrently comprising: a box-shaped rim profile extending continuously along an entirety of the annular shaped element; at least one groove having an opening oriented radially or axially outward of the annular shaped element; at least one lip extending axially toward a median plane of the rim and engaging the pneumatic tire when received in said outer annular channel; at least one winding encircling said annular shaped element, said winding comprising a continuous fiber coated with a polymerizable resin; said fiber having a modulus of elasticity greater than a modulus of elasticity of the annular shaped element; said winding being housed and exposed in one of said at least one groove of said annular shaped element.