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Secure locking hub system

  • US 10,639,931 B2
  • Filed: 05/11/2018
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A locking hub system comprising:

  • a wheel hub;

    an axle having a threaded section having helical threads;

    a threaded fastener having helical threads that are compatible with the threads on the axle, wherein the fastener is configured to fasten the wheel hub to the axle such that the wheel hub is rotatably coupled to the axle, wherein the fastener additionally has a plurality of splines;

    a locking ring configured to mate with the splines of the fastener in a locked configuration and to decouple from the splines in an unlocked configuration, wherein the hub is locked in a rotationally fixed position in the locked configuration and free to rotate in the unlocked configuration;

    an actuator operably connected to the locking ring and configured to move the locking ring in an axial direction between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration; and

    a lock configured to selectively limit operation of the actuator.

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