Locking hub and wheel assembly
US6561593B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F1/1473
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A locking hub is adapted to connect a wheel to an axle such that the wheel will rotate on the axle. The wheel includes an opening with a pair of retaining ledges extending out into the opening. The locking hub includes a body defining a bore adapted to receive the axle. The bore has a longitudinal axis. The body defines a first slot disposed in a reference plane that intersects the longitudinal axis of the bore. A clip is disposed in the slot with a portion of the clip disposed in the bore and adapted to engage the axle. The body defines a slot adapted to lockingly receive the retaining ledges of the wheel to lock the hub to the wheel.
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