Patent ID: 6499810
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B62K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking quick-release bike hub skewer comprising:a quick-release skewer housing, said quick release skewer housing for engaging an axle of a bike for preventing theft; a cam member, said cam member mounted in parallel alignment between a clamping means for being rotatably received by an end of the axle; a pivoting lever, said pivoting lever is of an L-shaped configuration for compressing and decompressing said cam member against the axle; a retainer arm, said retainer arm is bifurcated and is of an elongated configuration rotatably mounted axially within said quick-release skewer housing and is suitably connected at a lower portion of said retainer arm to said pivoting arm so as to effectuate partial clockwise and partial counterclockwise rotation of said retainer arm upon a subsequent forward and reverse rotation, respectfully, of said pivoting lever; and a locking apparatus, said locking apparatus is mounted to an end of said quick-release skewer housing.