US Patent Issued to ALPINA RAGGI S.P.S. on Oct. 27 for "Self-locking nipple for spokes of spoked wheels and method for manufacturing such a nipple" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,871, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ALPINA RAGGI S.P.S. (Lomagna, Italy).

"Self-locking nipple for spokes of spoked wheels and method for manufacturing such a nipple" was invented by Guido Cappellotto (Arcore, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nipple for spokes of spoked wheels includes a rod with an axial development, a threaded hole which is formed axially in the rod, the thread of the hole defining a root diameter and a crest diameter, a head which is widened with respect to the rod and a deformable insert which is inserted in a seat which is axially aligned with the hole and which is constructed in an axially intermediat...