Cycle rim and tubeless mounted assembly for a cycle
US6976517B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2200/13
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a rim for cycles, more particular for bicycles. The invention is also aimed at a tubeless mounted assembly consisting of the said rim and of a tire having in particular two flexible bead wires. According to the invention, the rim consists of two flanges, attached to two seats, intended to receive the beads of a tire, separated from each other by a mounting groove, and, according to the profile of the rim in a radial plane, the bead seats have a generatrix, the axially outer end of which is on a circle of smaller diameter than the diameter of the circle on which the axially inner end is situated, the said generatrix forming an angle with the axis of rotation of the tire of between 15 and 45 degrees.
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