Patent ID: 8944524
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B60B

Abstract:
1. A locking wheel comprising: a hub secured within said wheel adapted for fitting over an end of a shaft, said hub including a bore having an inner diameter for receiving a shaft and said shaft having an outer surface; a finger cantilevered in a direction aligned with an axis of said bore and adjacent to said bore having an inner surface and an outer surface, said finger including a protrusion having a raised surface relative to said inner surface of said finger, said protrusion adapted for extending into said bore for a predetermined distance, said finger being resilient and movable between a first position and second position, said first position having said protrusion protruding inwardly into said bore, said second position wherein said protrusion is located outwardly of said bore and said outer surface of said finger is radially outward relative to said first position; and a locking device to actively restrain movement of said finger from said first position into said second position.