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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Guido Cappellotto, Arcore, IT;
Assignee:
Alpina Raggi S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/326 ; B60B 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/326 ; B60B 1/04 ;
Abstract
A spoke nipple comprises a body of substantially undeformable material with a head and a shank which have an at least partially threaded axial hole for housing the thread of a spoke, and with a perforated insert of substantially deformable material fixed to the body with the holes in the body and in the insert arranged coaxially, the insert having an inside diameter such as to house the thread of the spoke with interference when it is screwed into the axial hole in the nipple body.