GB2597175A - Bicycle wheel system - Google Patents

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GB2597175A
GB2597175A GB2115790.4A GB202115790A GB2597175A GB 2597175 A GB2597175 A GB 2597175A GB 202115790 A GB202115790 A GB 202115790A GB 2597175 A GB2597175 A GB 2597175A
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bicycle wheel
cover
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Alan Cain Daniel
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Streamline Cycling Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J17/00—Weather guards for riders; Fairings or stream-lining parts not otherwise provided for
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/0006—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins for cycle wheels or similar
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/01—Rings specially adapted for covering only the wheel rim or the tyre sidewall, e.g. removable tyre sidewall trim rings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/06—Fastening arrangements therefor
    • B60B7/061—Fastening arrangements therefor characterised by the part of the wheels to which the discs, rings or the like are mounted
    • B60B7/063—Fastening arrangements therefor characterised by the part of the wheels to which the discs, rings or the like are mounted to the rim
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B2900/00—Purpose of invention
    • B60B2900/10—Reduction of
    • B60B2900/121—Resisting forces
    • B60B2900/1216—Resisting forces due to air-drag
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/80—Technologies aiming to reduce greenhouse gasses emissions common to all road transportation technologies
    • Y02T10/88—Optimized components or subsystems, e.g. lighting, actively controlled glasses

Abstract

A bicycle wheel system is disclosed. The bicycle wheel system comprises a bicycle wheel and at least one wheel cover. The bicycle wheel comprises attachment means for removably attaching the wheel cover to the bicycle wheel. The wheel cover is interchangeable with wheel covers of different dimensions (e.g. rim depths, profiles and/or widths) such that the wheel cover fitted to the bicycle wheel is suited to the riding conditions. The wheel cover can be chosen to minimise the aerodynamic drag of the bicycle wheel and/or how readily the bicycle wheel might catch a cross-wind, which can be two competing considerations. The wheel cover is quick and simple to secure to the wheel and, in an embodiment of the present invention, can be interchanged with another wheel cover (or simply removed) without removing the bicycle wheel from the bicycle frame.

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Claims
1. A bicycle wheel system comprising, a bicycle wheel; and at least one wheel cover, wherein the bicycle wheel comprises first attachment means located on or in a rim of the bicycle wheel; and wherein the at least one wheel cover comprises second attachment means which cooperates with the first attachment means; whereby the at least one wheel cover is removably attachable to the rim of the bicycle wheel.
2. The bicycle wheel system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wheel cover is removably attachable to the first attachment means.
3. The bicycle wheel system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the at least one wheel cover is shaped or dimensioned to partially or fully cover a plurality of spokes of the bicycle wheel.
4. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the at least one wheel cover is circular or substantially circular.
5. The bicycle wheel system of any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the at least one wheel cover is annular or substantially annular.
6. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the wheel cover comprises a first cover portion and a second cover portion.
7. The bicycle wheel system of claim 6, wherein the first cover portion is dimensioned to partially or fully cover a first surface or side of the bicycle wheel.
8. The bicycle wheel system of claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the second cover portion is dimensioned to partially or fully cover a second surface or side of the bicycle wheel.
9. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the first cover portion and/or the second cover portion comprises two or more sub portions.
10. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the first attachment means comprises one or more brackets which are attached to the rim of the bicycle wheel.
11. The bicycle wheel system of claim 10, wherein the one or more brackets are wider than the rim, and preferably wider than a tyre located within the rim.
12. The bicycle wheel system of claim 10 or claim 11 , wherein the one or more brackets are removable.
13. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the first attachment means comprises one or more apertures or recesses which receive the second attachment means.
14. The bicycle wheel system of claim 13, wherein the one or more apertures or recesses are located in one or more projections.
15. The bicycle wheel system of claim 14, wherein the one or more projections are attached to the bicycle wheel, integrally formed with the bicycle wheel, or comprised in one or more brackets which are attached to the bicycle wheel.
16. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the first attachment means comprises an indentation to locate the second attachment means.
17. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the second attachment means comprises one or more pins or bosses.
18. The bicycle wheel system of claim 17, wherein the one or more pins or bosses are dimensioned to form an interference fit with one or more apertures of the first attachment means.
19. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the second attachment means comprises one or more clips, and wherein optionally clips on the first cover portion attach to clips on the second cover portion.
20. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the first cover portion comprises one or more male second attachment means and the second cover portion comprises one or more female second attachment means adapted to receive the one or more male second attachment means.
21. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the one or more male second attachment means is lockable to the one or more female second attachment means.
22. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the bicycle wheel system comprises a third attachment means which cooperates with the first and second attachment means.
23. The bicycle wheel system of claim 22, wherein the first and second attachment means each comprise one or more apertures and the third attachment means is configured to pass through corresponding apertures of the first and second attachment means.
24. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the at least one wheel cover is wider than a tyre located within the rim of the wheel.
25. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein an outer edge of the at least one wheel cover is configured to be received in a gap between the rim and the tyre.
26. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the at least one wheel cover is configured to cover the gap between the rim and the tyre.
27. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein an outer edge of the at least one wheel cover is configured to contact the tyre.
28. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein an outer edge of the at least one wheel cover is configured to cooperate with an outer surface of the tyre (and/or vice versa).
29. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the wheel cover is resilient.
30. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the wheel cover or at least an edge of the wheel cover comprises a flexible material.
31. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the wheel cover or at least an edge of the wheel cover comprises carbon fibre, plastic, foam and/or rubber.
32. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the wheel cover comprises varying thicknesses to provide regions of varying rigidity or flexibility.
33. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein the bicycle wheel system comprises a plurality of wheel covers of different sizes and/or shapes, including for example different depths, profile shapes and widths.
34. The bicycle wheel system of claim 33, wherein the plurality of wheel covers are interchangeable.
35. The bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim, wherein first, second and/or third attachment means comprise one or more of screws, clips, magnets, bayonet fittings or the like.
36. A method comprising: providing a bicycle wheel with first attachment means; providing at least one wheel cover with second attachment means; and removably attaching the at least one wheel cover to the bicycle wheel; wherein the bicycle wheel and the at least one wheel cover are comprised in a bicycle wheel system of any preceding claim.
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GB1906088.8A GB2583717A (en) 2019-04-30 2019-04-30 Bicycle wheel system
GBGB2002802.3A GB202002802D0 (en) 2019-04-30 2020-02-27 Bicycle wheel system
PCT/GB2020/051061 WO2020222012A1 (en) 2019-04-30 2020-04-30 Bicycle wheel system

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DE29923495U1 (en) * 1998-06-29 2001-01-04 Mobil Marketing Ohg Riedel & K Wheel cover for a wheelchair bike
US20130320748A1 (en) * 2009-03-12 2013-12-05 Raphael Schlanger Vehicle wheel rim
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EP2738074A1 (en) * 2011-07-27 2014-06-04 Suk Ho Jang Disk apparatus having attachable/detachable structure to/from side surface of existing wheel

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