Patents Assigned to Aprilia World Service B.V.
  • Patent number: 6145936
    Abstract: A spoke wheel is provided which includes a hub and a rim concentric with the hub about an axis of rotation. The rim is connected to the hub by a plurality of detachable spokes. The rim has a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, a first flange, and a second flange. The first tubular portion is arranged between the first flange and a wheel center plane which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the wheel. The second tubular portion is arranged between the second flange and the wheel center plane. Each of the tubular portions has an outer lateral wall having a plurality of throughholes for the detachable spokes. Each of the throughholes has a longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of each of the detachable spokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Aprilia World Service B.V.
    Inventors: Alberto Alberti, Pierandrea Cappelletti