Patent ID: 7946206

Claim:
A quick release mechanism for interconnecting a driven member to a rotating member; said quick release mechanism comprising: a bearing surface fixedly interconnected to said rotating member; a shaft fixedly interconnected to said rotating member; a cam plate, wherein said cam plate is disposed a fixed distance away from said bearing surface; an adjustable plate, wherein said adjustable plate is disposed between said bearing surface and said cam plate, wherein a distance from said adjustable plate to said cam plate is adjustable; a clamp base, wherein said clamp base is selectably fixable to said shaft; a cam arm pivotably interconnected to said clamp base, wherein when said clamp base is fixed to said shaft, said cam arm is operable to pivot a cam from a first position where said cam is not in contact with said cam plate to a second position where said cam is in contact with said cam plate; and a cam movement prevention member operable to selectably prevent said cam from moving relative to said cam plate when said cam is in said second position.