Reflector for spoked wheel
First Claim
1. A reflector for attachment to a spoke of a spoked wheel, comprising;
- first and second mating reflective elements defining a continuous reflective surface,a bearing member for each of said elements extending therefrom, and spoke-retention means associated with said bearing means for securely attaching said elements to each other and to sad spoke, said spoke-retention means comprising a pin held in said bearing members and containing access means therein to allow a spoke to be seated therein.
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Abstract
A three dimensional reflective device for attachment to an individual spoke of a spoked wheel includes a pair of matched and mating reflective elements which are attached to each other and to the spoke by a spoke-retention assembly which is completely enclosed by the reflective elements when the device is installed. The spoke-retention assembly includes a pin having a passage to accommodate the spoke, and a locking element which locks the spoke firmly to said pin within the passage. The pin is frictionally retained in a pair of bearing members projecting from the interiors of the reflective elements. Retention of the pin in the bearing members results both in the attachment of the reflective elements to each other, and in the securing of the locking element in its locking position, thereby firmly securing the entire device to the spoke.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A reflector for attachment to a spoke of a spoked wheel, comprising;
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first and second mating reflective elements defining a continuous reflective surface, a bearing member for each of said elements extending therefrom, and spoke-retention means associated with said bearing means for securely attaching said elements to each other and to sad spoke, said spoke-retention means comprising a pin held in said bearing members and containing access means therein to allow a spoke to be seated therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A reflector for attachment to a spoke of a spoked wheel, comprising:
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first and second substantially hemispherical reflective elements, each having a peripheral edge and dimensioned to form a substantially spherical reflective surface when joined along their respective peripheral edges; bearing members for each of said elements extending therefrom; and spoke-retention means associated with said bearing means for securely attaching said elements to each other and to said spoke, said spoke-retention means comprising a pin held in said bearing members and containing access means therein to allow a spoke to be seated therein.
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12. The reflector of calims 1 or 11 wherein said bearing means includes first and second sockets on the interior surfaces of said first and second reflective elements, respectively, and said spoke-retention means comprises:
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a pin having first and second ends dimensioned for firm retention in said first and second sockets, respectively; passage means in said pin for allowing the passage of said spoke transversely therethrough; and locking means, engageable with said passage means, for locking said spoke in place in said passage means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A reflector for attachment to a spoke of a spoked wheel, comprising:
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first and second reflective elements, each having a peripheral edge, and configured to form a three-dimensional reflective surface when said elements are conjoined along their respective peripheral edges, each of said reflective elements having an interior and an exterior surface; first and second bearing members extending respectively from the interior surfaces of said first and second reflective elements so as to leave the said reflective surfaces uninterrupted; a pin to be positined entirely within said reflective elements having first and second ends, said first end configured to be frictionally retained in said first bearing member, said second end having a longitudinal slot therethrough terminating in a lateral passage for said spoke through the central portion of said pin, said slot dividing said second end of said pin into a pair of spaced-apart, longitudinal fingers; a locking element configured to be positioned entirely within said reflective elements frictionally in said slot and said passages, and further configured so that insertion of said locking element into said slot and said passage provides said second end of said pin with a configuration which allows said second end of said pin to be frictionally retained in said second bearing member without interrupting the reflective surface of said reflective elements; whereby the retention of said second end in said second bearing member urges said first and second fingers against said locking element, thereby firmly to capture said locking element therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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