| CPC B60B 1/044 (2013.01) [B60B 1/14 (2013.01); B60B 21/06 (2013.01); B60B 1/041 (2013.01); B60B 21/062 (2013.01); B60B 2200/47 (2013.01); B60B 2320/50 (2013.01); B60B 2900/111 (2013.01); B60B 2900/112 (2013.01); B60B 2900/121 (2013.01); B60B 2900/212 (2013.01); B60B 2900/30 (2013.01); B60B 2900/311 (2013.01); B60B 2900/321 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
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1. A vehicle wheel, comprising:
an outer rim;
a central hub with a central axle and an outer flange;
a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein at least one of said spokes has a first portion thereof connected to said rim and a second portion thereof opposed to said first portion and connected to said hub, and a longitudinal axis along said spoke;
wherein said outer rim includes a spoke bed wall with: a radially outboard surface; and a spoke hole therethrough having a radially outboard first entrance having a first perimeter edge;
wherein said spoke includes a laterally projecting engagement flange having a longitudinally inwardly facing engagement surface; said engagement surface is longitudinally variable to include a recess surface laterally adjacent said spoke hole and a bearing surface laterally outboard and longitudinally inboard of said recess surface;
wherein said spoke extends through said spoke hole and is engaged to said spoke bed wall by means of an overlie engagement at a bearing interface directly between said bearing surface and said radially outboard surface to limit longitudinally inward displacement between said first portion and said spoke bed wall;
wherein said recess surface is longitudinally outwardly spaced from said radially outboard surface to maintain a longitudinal gap therebetween;
wherein at least a portion of said bearing interface is laterally outwardly spaced from said first perimeter edge by a first lateral distance; and
wherein said first lateral distance is at least 0.7 millimeters.
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