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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Jean-pierre Mercat, Chavando, FR;
Philippe Renard, Aix les Banes, FR;
Jean-Pierre Mercat, Chavando, FR;
Philippe Renard, Aix les Banes, FR;
Salomon S.A.S., Metz-Tessy, FR;
Abstract
A wheel including a rim, a hub, and at least one device for connecting the rim to the hub, the connecting device including a composite spoke and a first mechanism to connect the spoke to the rim or the hub, the spoke including an elongated body, which extends in a longitudinal direction, between a first end and a second end, the body and the ends including fibers, the fibers being arranged to form a first loop at the first end. The first connecting mechanism includes a first insert housed in the first loop, a first shank affixed to the first insert, the first shank being oriented along the longitudinal direction, a first screw or fastening portion being defined on the first shank.