Wheel with high strength flexible spokes

摘要

A wheel with flexible spokes, including a rim and hub, and spokes between the rim and hub made of fibrous material that causes the spokes to be both lighter in weight and stronger than comparable steel spokes. The spokes are also flexible and resilient such that they can bend while retaining their integrity and strength.

主权项

1. A wheel with aerodynamic spokes, comprising:
a rim defining a plane; a hub: and a plurality of high strength, non-rigid, flexible spokes extending from said hub to said rim, each said high strength, non-rigid, flexible spokes comprising:
a first end, a second end, and a fibrous core extending between said first and second ends;a jacket having an aerodynamic shape formed around the fibrous core;an anchor attached to said first end, wherein said anchor is received by said hub;a tube attached to said second end wherein said fibrous core extends through said tube and protrudes from said tube at a spoke angle from said plane creating a bend in said fibrous core; anda nipple formed to receive said tube, wherein said nipple is received by said rim,wherein said nipple extends through said rim radially inward, and wherein said anchor extends from said hub radially outward.