Patent ID: 7140696

Claim:
A rim with internal spoke nipples comprising: a bottom wall and a pair of side walls connected with said bottom wall, said bottom wall including a plurality of spaced apart openings; a top wall spaced apart from said bottom wall and connected to said side walls, said bottom, top and side walls defining a cavity; a plurality of internal spoke nipples having a bulbous base portion with first and second sides and a narrowed stem portion coupled to said first side of said base portion, said base and stem portions of said internal spoke nipples being disposed completely within said cavity of said rim, each of said plurality of internal spoke nipples having a central bore adapted to threadably engage and retain a spoke said central bore having an tapered opening adjacent said second side of said base portion; wherein said base portion of each of said plurality of internal spoke nipples is aligned with one of said openings in said bottom wall of said rim and said second side of said base portion is in contact with said bottom wall of said rim.