Patent ID: 7753454
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: B60B,B62K

Abstract:
1. A bicycle wheel securing structure comprising: an outer axle having a first threaded end and a second end with an internal bore extending from the second end, the outer axle being a single continuous member with both the first and second ends configured to directly engage respective bicycle forks; an inner axle threadedly coupled to the outer axle within the internal bore of the outer axle in an installed position, the inner axle being a single continuous member with a first end disposed within the first threaded end of the outer axle and a second end extending out of the internal bore at the second end of the outer axle; a head member disposed on the second end of the inner axle; a lever member operatively mounted to move the head member in an axial direction relative to the inner axle in response to movement of the lever member; a fixing structure movably disposed between the outer axle and the inner axle between a release position and a securing position such that the fixing structure prevents axial removal of the inner axle from the internal bore of the outer axle when the inner axle is in the installed position and the fixing structure is in the securing position; and an adjustment member axially adjustably coupled to the head member such that the adjustment member selectively moves between a plurality of axial positions with an axially facing abutment surface moving axially with respect to the head member when the adjustment member is adjusted between the axial positions, the fixing structure and the adjustment member cooperate together to adjust a final position of the lever member in a rotational direction with respect to the outer axle.