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Secure locking hub system

  • US 10,640,083 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2018
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A locking hub system comprising:

  • a hub coupled to an axle, wherein the axle has a splined section and has a threaded section having helical threads;

    a threaded fastener having helical threads that are compatible with the threads on the axle;

    a locking ring configured to mate with the splined section of the axle in a locked configuration and to decouple from the splined section of the axle in an unlocked configuration, wherein the hub is rotationally fixed relative to the axle in the locked configuration and free to rotate about the axle 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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