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Wheel lock system apparatus

US4875819A · kind A · utility

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9References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1988
Grant dateOct 24, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 11, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/5863
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wheel lock apparatus is set forth wherein a wheel mount threadedly attaches to an existing axle bolt for securement of a conventional automotive wheel thereto. A reciprocating butterfly latch is mounted within diametrically spaced slots of the wheel mount and is positionable from a retracted position to an extended position by means of an overlying coaxial lock bolt mounted within a positioning cylinder, whereupon positioning of the butterfly latch to the extended orientation enables selective latching of a main hexagonal body containing the positioning cylinder and lock bolt. Upon latching of the main hexagonal body, the wheel mount may be secured or withdrawn from the associated threaded axle mounting member.

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