Patent ID: 7909412

Claim:
Apparatus for mounting a cycle wheel on a cycle frame, said cycle frame having spaced first and second mounting lugs, said apparatus comprising in combination: a receiver connected to said first mounting lug and extending inwardly therefrom toward said second mounting lug, said receiver defining a notch; a double-ended axle rod extending through said first mounting lug and through said receiver, said axle rod having a first end projecting outwardly from said first mounting lug and a second end projecting inwardly from said first mounting lug; a driven side sleeve connected to said second mounting lug having an interior space and an opening communicating with said interior space for receiving said axle rod second end; a cycle wheel hub including a hub casing and a double-ended hollow member extending through said hub casing and beyond opposed ends of said hub casing, said axle rod extending through said double-ended hollow member when said second end of said axle rod is received by the interior space of said driven side sleeve, said driven side sleeve having interior sleeve threads and said axle rod having external axle rod threads, said interior sleeve threads and said axle rod exterior threads engageable to attach said second axle end to said second mounting lug to rotatably support said hub casing; and a handle attached to the axle rod first end and a non-driven side sleeve attached to said first mounting lug, said non-driven side sleeve having external threads threadedly engaged by said handle when said interior sleeve threads of said driven side sleeve and said axle rod exterior threads are in engagement.