Wheel assembly
AssigneeToter, Inc.
InventorsSmith Edward Trent, III, Todd Ernest Wright
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Abstract
A wheel assembly is provided which includes a wheel, an axle, and an axle-engaging wheel hub for mounting the wheel to the axle. A wheel assembly is provided which includes a wheel, an axle, and a wheel hub which is adapted for use with a fastener for mounting the wheel to the axle. A wheel assembly is provided which includes a wheel that is adapted to receive either an axle-engaging wheel hub or a wheel hub which is adapted for use with a fastener for mounting the wheel to the axle depending upon the preference of the assembler. Wheeled containers and methods of assembly thereof are also provided for use with such wheel assemblies.
Claims22
1-26. (canceled)
An assembly, comprising:
- an axle comprising a notch;
- a wheel comprising a bore;
- and
- a hub positionable in the bore, wherein the hub comprises:
- a body;
- and
- a cantilevered arm extending from the body, wherein a portion of the cantilevered arm is structured to snap-fit into the notch in the axle.
An assembly, comprising:
- an axle;
- a wheel, comprising:
- an outside surface;
- an inside surface;
- and
- a wheel bore extending through the wheel from the outside surface to the inside surface;
- a hub positionable in the wheel bore, wherein the hub comprises a hub bore, and wherein the axle is positionable through the hub bore;
- and
- a fastener structured to engage a portion of the axle extending past the outside surface of the wheel.
An assembly, comprising:
- a wheel, comprising:
- an outside surface;
- an inside surface;
- and
- a bore extending through the wheel from the outside surface to the inside surface;
- and
- a hub positionable in the bore, wherein the hub comprises an outwardly-protruding rib structured to engage the inside surface of the wheel when the hub is positioned in the bore.
A hub for rotatably securing a wheel to an axle, wherein the hub comprises:
- an insert-molded body, comprising:
- a bore defined through the insert-molded body;
- a wheel-engaging rib extending outwardly from the body;
- and
- a cantilevered arm extending from the body, wherein a portion of the cantilevered arm extends into the bore.
An assembly, comprising:
- an axle;
- a blow-molded wheel comprising a bore;
- and
- an insert-molded hub positionable in the bore, wherein the insert-molded hub is structured to snap-fittingly engage the axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.