Patent ID: 7090308

Claim:
An axle assembly for mounting a wheel hub to a vehicle frame comprising: a tubular body having first and second ends mountable to the vehicle frame, the first and second ends configured to be radially deformable to secure the tubular body to the vehicle frame, the tubular body including an open-ended slot disposed at each of the first and second ends of the tubular body; a lever actuator; and a follower assembly including a first expander element disposed proximate one of the first and second ends of the tubular body and a second expander element disposed proximate the other of the first and second ends of the tubular body, the first and second expander elements axially displaceable relative to the tubular body in response to pivoting of the lever actuator, the first and second expander elements configured to radially deform the first and second ends of the tubular body in response to displacement of the follower assembly by the lever actuator.