Patent ID: 7926886

Claim:
Apparatus for mounting a cycle wheel on a cycle frame, said cycle frame having first and second mounting lugs, said apparatus comprising in combination: a first axle segment connected to said first mounting lug and extending inwardly therefrom toward said second mounting lug; a second axle segment connected to said second mounting lug and extending inwardly therefrom toward said first mounting lug; a freewheel body mounted on said second axle segment; a cycle wheel hub including a hub casing defining a hub casing interior and hub casing open ends communicating with said hub casing interior and a hub casing support member extending through a hub casing open end into said hub casing interior; a lock bolt extending through said first mounting lug, said first axle segment and said cycle wheel hub selectively axially movable between a first position wherein said lock bolt engages said second axle segment to provide support for said cycle wheel hub and position said cycle wheel hub in driving engagement with said freewheel body and a second position wherein said cycle wheel hub is disengageable and separable from said freewheel body; and quick-release cam clamp structure operatively associated with said lock bolt, said first axle segment and said first mounting lug, said quick-release cam clamp structure clampingly attaching said first axle segment to said first mounting lug when said lock bolt is in said first position and allowing said first axle segment to disconnect from said first mounting lug when said lock bolt is in said second position, said lock bolt having a threaded distal end, a proximal end connected to said quick-release cam clamp structure and a threaded portion between said distal and proximal ends, said lock bolt when in said first position having the threaded distal end thereof in threaded engagement with said second axle segment and the threaded portion thereof in threaded engagement with said first axle segment.