Patent ID: 8616572

Claim:
A mono-fork assembly for a front wheel of a wheelchair, the mono-fork assembly comprising: a mono-fork having a single tine with a threaded aperture formed therein, the threaded aperture comprising inside threads, the mono-fork comprising a collar portion and a bumper, the collar portion being connected to the tine and rotating therewith as a unit, the collar portion having an outward facing surface with an external circumferentially extending groove formed therein, the bumper being configured to be received inside the groove, and when so received, the bumper extending outwardly from the groove beyond the outwardly facing surface of the collar portion; an axle having a distal end portion and a threaded proximal end portion with outside threads configured to thread into the inside threads of the threaded aperture of the tine, the front wheel being positionable on the distal end portion rotatable thereabout; and a retaining member configured to be coupled to the distal end portion of the axle to retain the front wheel on the distal end portion.