Wheel safety lock
US6000763A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61F15/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a dead axle wheel assembly having a hub and bearings mounted on a threaded spindle and held there by lock nuts to rotatably support a vehicle wheel, a safety lock comprising a sleeve, closed at an outer end and open at an inner end, the sleeve of a size, when in position secured to the spindle, to sit on and cover the outer end of the spindle with the sleeve's inner end spaced from it the lock nuts, and a device associated with the closed end of the sleeve to secure the sleeve to the other end of the spindle, whereby, when in position on the spindle, the inner end of the sleeve is located to obstruct the lock nuts, if they become loosened, to keep them from disassociating from the spindle. This safety lock provides a simple but effective construction for maintaining the integrity of a dead axle wheel assembly.
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