Patent ID: 6758380
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B60R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A clamping assembly for a fork having a pair of fork prongs, comprising:a pair of inner clamping surfaces; an elongated skewer member extending between the inner clamping surfaces and outwardly from each inner clamping surface, wherein the skewer member includes a threaded section; a fixed position first outer clamping member engaged with the skewer member and located outwardly of a first one of the inner clamping surfaces, wherein the threaded section of the skewer member is located outwardly of a second one of the inner clamping surfaces; an axially movable second outer clamping member located outwardly of a second one of the inner clamping surfaces; and an actuator arrangement operable on the second outer clamping member so as to selectively move the first and second outer clamping members together to an operative position in which one of the fork prongs is clamped between the first outer clamping member and the first inner clamping surface, and a second one of the fork prongs is clamped between the second outer clamping member and the second inner clamping surface, and to an inoperative position in which the first and second fork prongs are released from engagement between the first and second outer clamping members and the respective first and second inner clamping surfaces; wherein the actuator arrangement includes a connector member threadedly engaged with the threaded section of the skewer member, and an actuator member mounted to the connector member, wherein operation of the actuator member moves the second outer clamping member between the operative and inoperative positions, and wherein rotation of the connector member and the actuator member is operable to adjust the axial position of the connector member, and thereby the actuator member, relative to the fixed position first outer clamping member.