Patent ID: 8657387

Claim:
A tensile connector assembly comprising: a longitudinal tensile element having an end portion, a span portion, and a cross-section thereof; a connecting element; a bracing element; a tensile axis of applied tensile load along the span portion of said longitudinal tensile element; a longitudinal axis along said longitudinal tensile element; wherein said span portion extends between two of said bracing elements; wherein said connecting element is made of hardened molding material; wherein said longitudinal tensile element is overmolded by said connecting element during solidification of said hardened molding material; wherein said connecting element is joined to said longitudinal tensile element at an overmolded interface; wherein said connecting element is connected to said bracing element; and wherein said longitudinal tensile element is at least a portion of a vehicle wheel spoke connected to a vehicle wheel and wherein said spoke has a first end connected to a hub of said vehicle wheel and a second end connected to an outer rim of said vehicle wheel and wherein said bracing element is one of said rim and said hub.