Patent ID: 8651583

Claim:
A bicycle wheel assembly comprising: a hub having a plurality of spoke nut receiving apertures, each of the spoke nut receiving apertures having a smooth cylindrically shaped internal surface; a spoke having a rim attachment end, a hub attachment end, and a central section having a flattened profile, the central section being disposed between the rim attachment end and the hub attachment end; and a spoke nut having a main body with an outer surface disposed within one of the spoke nut receiving apertures and a bore extending at least partially through the main body, the outer surface having at least one axially extending rib dimensioned relative to the one of the spoke nut receiving apertures for contact therewith, the bore of the main body of the spoke nut having threads with the hub attachment end of the spoke being threadedly secured within the bore, and the smooth cylindrically shaped internal surface of the one of the spoke nut receiving apertures and the outer surface of the spoke nut having non-matching mating shapes.