Locking device for a spoke wheel of a bicycle, moped or similar vehicle
US3988910A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 1974 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5845
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A locking device for locking a spoked wheel carried in fork prongs comprises a housing mountable on one fork prong, and locking pin receiving means mountable on another fork prong. The housing is provided with a lock lever that is movable between a release position in which the wheel is free to rotate and a locked position in which the lock lever is in line with said locking pin receiving means. A locking pin is mounted within the lock lever and may be moved to protrude from one end of a bore extending through the lock lever. A lock member adapted to move the locking pin is provided adjacent the other end of said bore. The housing and the lock lever are so formed that the lock lever is retained in the locked position between the housing and the locking pin receiving means on removal of a support axle for the lock lever by force.
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