Patent ID: 7690505

Claim:
A packaging system for a wheel hub, said wheel hub having an inboard end, an outboard end and an axial bore, said axial bore containing an inboard bearing positioned at said inboard end of said wheel hub, an outboard bearing positioned at said outboard end of said wheel hub, and a spacer positioned between said inboard and outboard bearings, said inboard and outboard bearings and said spacer each having an opening for receiving an axle, said packaging system comprising: an inboard element having a first body and a first radial flange, said first radial flange sized and shaped to fit within said axial bore at said inboard end of said wheel hub; an outboard element having a second body and a second radial flange, said second radial flange sized and shaped to fit within said axial bore at said outboard end of said wheel hub; a locking member on one of said inboard and outboard elements, and a receiving member on the other of said inboard and outboard elements, said locking member engageable with said receiving member to lock said inboard and outboard elements together within said axial bore; and a tray sized and shaped to receive said wheel hub when said inboard and outboard elements are positioned within said axial bore, wherein said tray has first and second sides, said first side sized and shaped to receive said inboard end of said wheel hub and said second side sized and shaped to receive said outboard end of said wheel hub.