Patent ID: 7631945

Claim:
A bicycle wheel spoke comprising: a body having a first end for engaging a hub and a second end for engaging a rim; a projection formed proximate the first end for resisting radial translation of the body relative to the hub; and a pair of lands formed on a portion of the body proximate the projection and constructed for allowing the body to rotate relative to the hub to allow operative engagement of the body with a respective nipple by rotation of the body relative to the hub, the lands being spaced apart by a first width that is less than a second width that is oriented in a crossing direction relative to the first width, both the first width and the second width allowing rotation of the body about a longitudinal axis of the body relative to the hub even when the projection is seated for use relative to the hub and, the first width allows axial translation of the body and the second width prevents axial translation of the body, relative to the hub.