A spoked wheel for tyres
DRIVE
September 28, 2011
A spoked wheel (1), including a rim (2) with a plurality of holes (21) for a respective plurality of nipples (5) fitted so as to be substantially gastight into the respective hole (21) in the rim (2) and retained in the hole (21) by means of axial bidirectional locking means (15, 36, 20), is further provided with a seal (33) between the wall of the hole (21) and a shank (13) of the nipple (5) so positioned to be subjected to a limited axial load.
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