Method of making a bicycle rim
US8652380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2200/13
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a rim for a bicycle wheel includes wrapping plys of fibers in a resin matrix around a mandrel; curing the plys to form the rim; and reducing a size of the mandrel to allow the mandrel to be removed from the rim.
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