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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Shinpei Okajima, Osaka, JP;
Kazuki Koshiyama, Osaka, JP;
Shinpei Okajima, Osaka, JP;
Kazuki Koshiyama, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle hub includes an axle, a hub shell and a plurality of fixing elements. The hub shell is rotatably disposed about the axle. The hub shell has a plurality of fixing portions disposed at an end thereof. Each of the fixing portions has a pair of spoke guide openings. The spoke guide openings are preferably unthreaded closed bores. The fixing elements are removably coupled to the fixing portions of the hub shell. Each of the fixing elements includes a pair of spoke attachment structures to receive inner ends of a pair of spokes. Preferably, the spoke attachment structures include threaded spoke attachment openings. Preferably, the fixing portions and the fixing elements are configured and arranged such that each of the fixing elements contacts an exterior surface of the hub shell when assembled together.