Patent ID: 7108335
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: B60B,B65F

Abstract:
1. A wheel assembly comprising: an axle having a circumferentially extending notch therein inwardly of a stub end of the axle; a wheel having a central wheel bore extending therethrough from an inner side to an outer side of the wheel; and a wheel mounting sleeve mounted in the wheel bore and having a sleeve bore dimensioned to receive the axle, the sleeve being formed to couple the wheel to the axle against removal and being formed with a wall extending transversely at least partially across the wheel bore on the outer side of the wheel, the wall defining an opening therethrough along a central axis of the axle, the opening dimensioned to receive and laterally support the stub end of the axle beyond the notch, and the opening extending to the outer side of the wheel for visual confirmation of seating of the stub end of the axle in the opening.