Composite bicycle wheel
US5540485A · kind A · utility
69Cited by
6References
29Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B5/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle wheel with composite fiber resin spoke and rim structures having opposing spokes radiating from a central hub, the spokes being filament wound continuously one to the other across the central hub. The configuration provides for lower resistance to lateral wind, and for light weight resulting from the use of composite structures with fibers substantially oriented to resist wheel loads.
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