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US 2009/0243255 A1Published application
Cycle wheel mounting system
OwnerJ. Leonard Ashmaninventor
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Abstract
A cycle wheel mounting system wherein a cycle wheel hub is rotatably mounted on an axle rod having threaded portions. Structure associated with the cycle wheel hub and the axle rod, including projections on the hub casing of the cycle wheel hub, and receivers for the projections on the cycle frame ensures proper alignment of the cycle wheel when mounted.
Claims10
Apparatus for mounting a cycle wheel on a cycle frame, said cycle frame having spaced first and second mounting lugs, said apparatus comprising in combination:
- a receiver connected to said first mounting lug and extending inwardly therefrom toward said second mounting lug, said receiver defining a notch;
- an axle rod extending through said first mounting lug and through said receiver, said axle rod having a proximal end projecting outwardly from said first mounting lug and a distal end;
- a second mounting lug sleeve connected to said second mounting lug having an interior space and an opening communicating with said interior space for receiving said axle rod distal end;
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- a cycle wheel hub including a hub casing and a double-ended hollow member extending through said hub casing and beyond opposed ends of said hub casing, said axle rod extending through said double-ended hollow member when said distal end of said axle rod is received by the interior space of said second mounting lug sleeve, said second mounting lug sleeve having interior sleeve threads and said axle rod having external axle rod threads, said interior sleeve threads and said axle rod exterior threads engageable to attach said axle end to said second mounting lug to rotatably support said hub casing.
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