Wheel assembly
AssigneeThe Faucet Queens, Inc.
InventorChangLing Wu
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Abstract
A wheel assembly having a connecting jacket for attachment to a body and a wheel having an axle attached to a connecting pin is disclosed. The connecting jacket selectively receives the connecting pin for easy assembly and disassembly of a wheel on a body. A connecting pin having a U-shaped spring enclosed in a rectangular housing is disclosed. A cart having such a wheel assembly is disclosed. A method for removably attaching a wheel using the disclosed wheel assembly is also disclosed.
Claims20
A wheel assembly comprising a wheel having an axle, a connecting pin having a passageway for the axle, and a wheel connecting jacket, wherein the connecting jacket has a first opening for attachment to a body fixture, a second opening positioned to a side of the connecting jacket for selectively receiving the connecting pin, and a semi-circular slot on the second opening for positioning the axle.
A cart comprising a body, at least one wheel connecting jacket, two front wheels, and two rear wheels with at least one wheel having an axle attached to a connecting pin, wherein the connecting jacket has a first opening having a first semi-circular slot on top for positioning a support member for attachment to the body, a second opening positioned to a side of the connecting jacket for selectively receiving the connecting pin, and a second semi-circular slot on the second opening for positioning the axle.
A method for removably attaching a wheel to a body, the method comprising:
- inserting a connecting pin attached to a wheel axle of the wheel into an opening of a connecting jacket attached to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.