Patent ID: 7377597
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: B60B,B65F

Abstract:
1. In a wheel-mounting sleeve including a sleeve body, formed and dimensioned to mount through a wheel-bearing bore in a wheel and into telescoped relation over an axle including a retaining notch, the sleeve body including an inner end and an outer end with an axle bore there between, the axle bore dimensioned to receive the axle in telescoped relation, an improvement comprising: the sleeve body including a port formed and dimensioned to access the retaining notch of the axle when positioned in the axle bore; and at least one arcuate retainer discrete from the sleeve body, the at least one arcuate retainer comprising monolithic spring and lug portions, and coupled to the sleeve body such that the lug portion is resiliently positionable through the port and into the axle bore to a detent position wherein the lug portion engages the retaining notch of the axle within a wheel-bearing bore in a wheel to constrain the axle within the axle bore.