Wheelchair wheel lock

A wheelchair wheel lock for a wheel of a wheelchair, comprising:

• a lock operating mechanism attached to said wheelchair, said lock operating mechanism configured to be operated by an occupant of said wheelchair;
• a cable having a first end and a second end, said first end of said cable operatively connected to said lock operating mechanism;
• a locking rotor attached to a hub of said wheel, said locking rotor having a plurality of locking apertures;
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• a locking assembly at said wheel of said wheelchair, said locking assembly operatively connected to said second end of said cable, said locking assembly comprising a locking pin operatively connected to a cam mechanism disposed on a base plate positioned substantially adjacent and parallel to said locking rotor, said cam mechanism comprising a lock stub having a cam path thereon and a lock lever having a cam follower pin disposed in said cam path, said lock lever pivotally disposed about one end of said lock stub and configured to move said cam follower pin in said cam path so as to extend said locking pin outwardly in a generally perpendicular direction from said base plate into one of said plurality of locking apertures to lock said wheel or to withdraw said locking pin from said locking rotor so as unlock said wheel.

A locking assembly to lock a wheel of a wheelchair having a frame, comprising:

• a base plate attached to said frame and positioned substantially adjacent to a locking rotor attached to a hub of said wheel, said locking rotor having a plurality of locking apertures;
• a lock stub fixed to said base plate, said lock stub having a first end, a second end and a cam path thereon;
• a locking pin having a first end and a second end, said second end of said locking pin disposed in said second end of said lock stub, said first end of said locking pin configured to engage one of said plurality of locking apertures;
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• a lock lever pivotally disposed about said first end of said lock stub and connected to said second end of said locking pin, said lock lever having a cam follower pin in cooperative engagement with said cam path to engage or disengage said first end of said locking pin with said one of said plurality of said locking apertures.