Patent ID: 6354670
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B60B,F16B

Abstract:
A clamping assembly for clamping an axle of a wheel, comprising:a seat including an upper plate and a hollow cylinder integrally formed with the upper plate, said upper plate having a protrusion extending from the periphery of the plate with a notch, an opening on the center of the plate for connecting with the hollow cylinder, two grooves provided beside the opening and the distance between the grooves being increased as the notch is closed, and two parallel walls with the same height as the protrusion being arranged on both sides of the notch; a clamp including an arc-shaped pull positioned on the notch for completing a circle with the protrusion, said pull having two parallel arms for abutting against the two parallel walls of the seat, and two resilient legs, the distance of the legs being gradually wider toward their ends, and a guiding block extending from the end of each leg for engaging into the grooves of the seat; a cover having an inner rim for engaging the seat; and a rivet extending through the cover and the seat for fastening the engagement therebetween, whereby, during engaging of the clamping assembly with the axle, a slanted surface provided on the end of the axle separates the two legs of the clamp are expended, and thus an annular groove provided on the axle may smoothly position between the two resilient legs, and the two resilient legs then return to their original position, so as to assemble the axle to the clamp, while during disengaging, the pull is pulled outward, the guiding blocks are moved along the grooves, and thus the two legs are expanded, then the annular groove of the axle may disengage from the clamp.