Patent ID: 7654548

Claim:
A bicycle wheel securing structure comprising: a bicycle fork having a first axle support portion with a first axle mounting opening and a second axle support portion, each of the first and second axle support portions having an inner side surface and an outer side surface, with the inner side surfaces of the first and second axle support portions facing each other and the outer side surfaces of the first and second axle support portions facing in opposite directions away each other; an adapter including a first portion defining a maximum width of the adapter and a second portion extending axially from the first portion, with the second portion being disposed in the first axle mounting opening of the first axle support portion, and the second portion having an axial bore that is at least partially threaded, the first portion being disposed on the outer side surface of the first axle support portion; and a holding member attached to the first axle support portion with the adapter, the holding member being selectively movable between a retaining position to prevent rotation of the adapter with respect to the bicycle fork and a releasing position to permit rotation of the adapter with respect to the bicycle fork, the holding member remaining attached to the first axle support portion having the adapter in both of the retaining and releasing positions, with the holding member selectively engaging the first portion of the adapter in a plurality of different rotational orientations with respect to the first axle support portion, and the holding member selectively retaining the adapter in the different rotational orientations while the holding member is in the retaining position.