Appeal No. 1999-1534 Page 5
Application No. 08/799,210
housing the thread of a spoke, characterized in that it
comprises a perforated insert of substantially deformable
plastics material which is fixed to the body with the
holes in the insert and in the body arranged coaxially,
the hole in the insert having an inside diameter such as
to house the thread of the spoke with interference when
it is screwed into the hole in the body.
Hillis discloses a spoke nipple. As shown in Figure 3,
the spoke nipple 50 is a unitary structure made of 2024-T4
aluminum, and includes spline drive 52 on an outer peripheral
surface 54 of an elongated shaft 56 and an enlarged head
portion 58. The elongated shaft 56 defines an inlet 60 and a
through passageway
62 which extends from and includes inlet 60 to and including
outlet opening 64 in enlarged head portion 58. Passageway 62
is defined by a substantially smooth interior surface 66 and a
threaded surface 68. The outer peripheral surface 54,
interior surface 66 and threaded surface 68 are each generally
right circular cylindrical in configuration.
Horling also discloses a spoke nipple. As shown in
Figures 3 and 5, the spoke nipple 14 includes an elongated
tubular body 16 and a tubular insert 25. The tubular body 16
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