Spoke
part · 1870 · Electric age
A tensioned rod that connects a wheel’s rim to its hub.
Principles and materials it uses
- Steel — is made of. Spokes are steel wire.
- Elasticity — uses. Tensioned spokes hold the rim through elasticity.
Where it is used
- Bicycle wheel — is part of. Spokes are tensioned between the rim and the hub and carry the load.
- Spoked wheel — is part of. Spokes connect the rim to the hub.
- Umbrella — is part of. Ribs hold the canopy.
- Wheelchair — is part of. Spoked wheels.
- Penny-farthing — is part of. Tension spokes.
- Ferris wheel — is part of. Tension spokes — as in a bicycle wheel.