Patent ID: 8613519

Claim:
A retroreflector configured to be mounted on the spokes of a spoked wheel of a vehicle, comprising a body including fixing portions and a reflective surface extending over a major portion of the surface of the body, the body being of elongate shape having a length, a thickness and a height, the body being configured for mounting on a spoke and oriented such that said length extends in a longitudinal direction of said spoke, the height essentially being arranged orthogonal to the surface defined by a spoke of a spoked wheel in rotation, the reflective surface comprising several reflecting surface portions including at least two major portions configured so that they are essentially orthogonal to a direction of rotation of the spoked wheel and transverse to a direction of travel of the vehicle, their reflection being principally directed towards a front and a rear of the vehicle, wherein the fixing portions are arranged at the opposite ends of the body in a direction of its length, a head fixing portion being configured to hook over a crossing of two spokes and a tail fixing portion being configured for fastening onto a single spoke.