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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Koshi Tabe, Osaka, JP;
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle brake disc hub is provided for use with tangential bicycle spokes. The bicycle hub basically has a hub axle and a hub body with a brake rotor attachment portion integral formed therewith as a one-piece, unitary member. The hub axle has a center axis extending between a first end and a second end. The hub body has an interior passageway with the hub axle being rotatably supported therein. The hub body also has a set of first spoke openings circumferentially arranged around the hub body. The brake rotor attachment portion is located at a first end section of the center tubular portion. The first spoke openings are located adjacent the brake rotor attachment portion. The first spoke openings extend through the first end section of the center tubular portion of the hub body. The brake rotor attachment portion having a plurality of through bores. The through bores receive a bolt therethrough with a nut coupled the end of the bolt