A quick release system for a wheel to be held between two blades of a fork

Abstract

A quick release system for a wheel to be held between two blades of a fork is provided. The system has a hollow axle adapted to be slid in the hub of a wheel. The axle has a cavity and the axle has a first and a second outer end and a first outer end portion adjacent the first outer end and a first coupling means adapted to couple the system to a first of the two blades of the fork. The first coupling means has a cavity for receiving the first outer end portion of the hollow axle. At the first outer end portion of the hollow axle, at least one perforation is provided, at least one locking object is mounted inside the cavity of the hollow axle such that the locking object can extend partially and in radial direction through the at least one perforation. The system has a blocking means is provided inside the cavity of the axle, the blocking means being adapted to be operated from the second outer end of the axle moving the blocking means in axial direction, and adapted to force the at least one locking object in radial direction into the at least one perforation. The cavity of the first coupling means having a wall, the wall having a recess adapted to receive the part of the locking object extending through the at least one perforation in the axle.

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