Patent ID: 8733141

Claim:
A device for securing a wheel, the device comprising: a pair of arms for engaging with a wheel; and a locking assembly including a static portion disposed on one of the arms and an actuatable portion disposed on the other arm and being receivable within the static portion; the static portion including a pair of oppositely disposed walls and a pair of oppositely disposed rack plates each having a plurality of tabs; the rack plates being respectively fixed to the walls such that the tabs are positioned at inner surfaces of the walls; the actuatable portion including a rotatable cam having a pair of oppositely disposed arms and being positionable in: a secured position in which the arms are respectively engaged with the rack plates; and an opened position in which the arms are disengaged with the rack plates; the locking assembly being configured such that the actuatable portion is: slidable within the static portion between the rack plates when in the opened position such that the actuatable portion is positioned between the rack plates when in the opened position; and secured within the static portion when in the secured position such that the actuatable portion is positioned between the rack plates when in the opened position.