Patent ID: RE38873

Claim:
A lockable quick release assembly for securing removable parts such as a wheel to the fork of a bicycle frame comprising: a piston having an eccentric bore extending through said piston; an axle secured to said piston in such a manner that said axle is at a substantially right angle to said bore of said piston; a cam rotatably positioned within said piston bore with an end of said cam having integral therewith a key receiving member of smaller diameter than the diameter of said cam and positioned off center of said cam whereby a portion of a sidewall of said key receiving member is in line with a portion of the sidewall of said cam, said key receiving member being positioned at the opening of said piston bore; a cylindrical shaped cap surrounding said piston with the wall thereof having an opening to the interior of said cap and in alignment with said piston bore and sized to accommodate said key receiving member, and means for securing said cap to said piston, said means including a pivot pin which extends from said cap through an opening in said piston and terminates in a cavity in said cam, the interior of said cap having space to allow for lateral movement of said piston; and a handle having key means secured thereto, said key means being insertable into said key receiving member so that rotation of said handle results in rotation of said cam member causing movement of said assembly.