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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351171 | Bicycle hub outer and bicycle hub A rear hub has a hub shaft and a hub outer that is configured to be mounted in a freely rotatable manner to the hub shaft. The hub outer has an outer main body and an adapter. The outer main body is arranged on the radially inward side of a sprocket, and has a first... | 04/01/2008 |
| 6910355 | Fastener lockout device A lockout device for restricting access to a nut through which a stud passes in threaded engagement with the nut comprises a cylindrical cap and a corresponding adapter. The cap includes first and second opposite ends and has a hollow portion opening through the fir... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6869151 | Knuckle-supported wheelend assembly with improved shaft-hub interface A knuckle-supported wheelend assembly includes a shaft having a contoured peripheral surface portion proximate to an outboard end featuring a minimum radius and a maximum radius, and a hub mounted on the shaft's contoured surface portion via a complementary, contour... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6116700 | Lockable automotive wheel with splined adapter A lockable automotive wheel which utilizes a splined hub adapter (44) attached to the lug studs of a motor vehicle. A hollow center hub (60) with mating internal splines (62) is disposed upon the adapter. A hub securing member (68) is screwed onto the ada... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6042195 | Wheel mounting arrangement for a baby cart A wheel mounting arrangement includes a holder base having a bottom chamber, a transverse through hole across the bottom chamber, a top chamber, and a radial locating slot communicating with the top chamber, a retainer fastened to the bottom of a wheel tu... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5964008 | Upright vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner having a suction inlet body for cleaning a floor with rotation of the agitator including the brush assembled by the rubber belt at a motor shaft, a main body rotatively installed with a filter for collecting dust and the like suc... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5941105 | Hub locking mechanism A locking hub assembly has a hub rotatably engaged to a vehicle's non-rotating axle and a manually controlled actuator for selectively switching the hub assembly between an engaged position for rotatably fixing the hub to the axle and a disengaged positio... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5647828 | Exerciser wheel assembly with replaceable wheel ring A wheel assembly for an exerciser includes a tubular ring-mounting member having a plurality of axially extending slots at an open inner end portion thereof so as to define a plurality of tapered flexible jaws. A wheel-bearing tube has an open outer end i... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5408854 | Lockable wheel coupling A lockable wheel coupling comprises an axle plate having a splined shaft with a central bore, a wheel having a fluted axial bore, and a generally cylindrical locking member. The wheel can be mounted on the axle plate by engaging the shaft thereon with the... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5374072 | Roller adjustment system for in-line skates An in-line skate has a boot, a chassis supporting the boot, and a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted on axles supported by the chassis. An improvement of the in-line skate is a system for adjusting the height of at least one of the axles in relation to... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5368371 | Molded wheel with integral axle retainer A molded plastic wheel having an integrally formed axle retainer which mates to an annular axle groove. In a blow molded wheel construction, a number of flexible tabs radially project into an axle bore. A portion of each tab is acutely displaced to the bo... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5320420 | Race car wheel A wheel assembly for use on a race car. The wheel includes a center piece having an outer portion adapted for attachment to a rim portion of the wheel, a hub portion adapted for engagement with an axle of a race car for mutual rotation therewith, and a tr... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5312166 | Quick release mechanism having a tightening force indicator A quick release mechanism for tightening a hub assembly having a tubular shaft between prongs of a bicycle frame fork. This mechanism includes a tightening rod extending axially through the tubular rod, a first clamp and a second clamp mounted on the tigh... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5253849 | Wheel suspension structure with buffering leaf springs A wheel suspending device for a vehicle has a plurality of leaf springs disposed inside of a rim of the wheel. Each of the leaf springs is a chord member, two extremities of which are supported by the rim member, and a central portion of which is supporte... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4896899 | Go-cart vehicle A go-cart vehicle, made from high strength, molded engineering plastics, has a steering shaft tilt assembly which includes a steering shaft (66) slidable in a pivot bushing (70) carried by a bracket (73). The shaft pivots at a U-joint (78) and the bracket... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4690462 | Central locking arrangement A central locking arrangement for wheels of motor vehicles with a centrally aranged threaded bush which is connected with a joint shaft, whereby the bush retainingly receives the wheel under interposition of a wheel hub. An anti-rotation protecting sleeve... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4673064 | Rear disk brake conversion kit The present invention includes a conversion kit having substantially four pairs of pieces including a pair of rotors, a pair of calipers, a pair of bracket plates, and a pair of hub inserts along with the necessary fastening structure. The installation or... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4330914 | Bicycle wheel and brake assembly A method of manufacturing a molded wheel and brake assembly. The molded wheel has a housing or hub with an axial bore therein with a first diameter and a smaller second diameter. The surface of the second diameter is finished in order to establish concent... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4193639 | Mountable wheel for toy vehicle A wheel suitable for use on toy vehicles. The wheel has a tire which is mountable and demountable with respect to such toy vehicle. The wheel includes a first member that is rotatably mounted in a permanent or semi-permanent arrangement on an axle. The wh... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4114952 | Wheel assembly for a skateboard or the like A wheel assembly for a skateboard or the like, the wheel assembly having a cylindrical hub with a central aperture having a bearing receiving end and an internally threaded end. A tire having a central aperture with a main portion and an enlarged recess a... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4049319 | Wheel construction A wheel of the welded spoke variety has a hub with specially designed end caps. If the wheel is to be used as a front wheel of a tricycle, a pedal crank shaft having radial tabs is slid through openings in the end caps having inwardly projecting lips. As ... | 09/20/1977 |
