Patent ID: 9199689
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B60B,B60Y,B62K

Abstract:
1. A fork for a vehicle, comprising: a first substantially closed-bore dropout defining a first cavity; a second substantially closed-bore dropout defining a second cavity; an axle assembly having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is threaded, and wherein the second end of the axle assembly is configured to pass through the first cavity and enter the second cavity; a rotatable fastener having an internal thread capable of mating with the threaded second end of the axle assembly; and a retainer within the second cavity and capable, without mating the fastener with the axle, of axially retaining the rotatable fastener, allowing the rotatable fastener to rotate, and restricting axial movement of the rotatable fastener in only a first axial direction; wherein the first cavity, the second cavity, and the inner thread of the rotatable fastener are substantially aligned along a common axis.