Patent ID: 8382134

Claim:
An improved axle assembly having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends, an axle portion of said axle assembly being located between said first and second ends, said axle assembly being configured for affixing to first and second structural members, at least one of said structural members having a substantially closed bore dropout, the other of the structural members having a dropout, the improvement comprising: (a) a slot assembly formed on the axle portion and configured to engage an engagement pin mounted to one of the structural members at its respective dropout; (b) an abutment member at the first end of the axle assembly for abutting a side of the other structural member that is opposite the structural member to which the pin is mounted and a quick release means for providing a clamping force between said abutment member and the second end of said axle assembly, said force clamping said axle assembly to said structural members and acting in a direction of said longitudinal axis; wherein said slot assembly comprises a first slot that extends transversely to a second slot.