Patent ID: 7648211

Claim:
A bicycle wheel securing structure comprising: a hub axle having an axially extending through bore; a shaft member disposed within the through bore of the hub axle, the shaft member including a first attachment end, a second attachment end and a center axis extending between the first and second attachment ends, the shaft member having an axial length measured between the first and second attachment ends that is longer than an axial length of the hub axle; and a retaining arrangement disposed with respect to the hub axle and the shaft member, which axially overrideably prevents the shaft member from being axially removed from the hub axle when in a predetermined position within the through bore of the hub axle, the retaining arrangement being movably mounted to move from an engagement position to a non-engagement position in response to relative movement of the shaft member with respect to the hub axle, with the retaining arrangement being biased toward the engagement position from the non-engagement position.