BICYCLE WHEEL SECURING STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. 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.
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Abstract
A bicycle hub includes a wheel securing structure having a retaining arrangement disposed with respect to the hub axle and a wheel securing shaft member. The retaining arrangement 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. In other words, the retaining arrangement is arranged to releasably restrict relative axial movement between the shaft member and the hub axle when the shaft member is disposed in the through bore of the hub axle in a predetermined position so that unintended displacement of the wheel securing shaft structure from the hub axle is prevented during use of the wheel securing shaft structure.
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19 Claims
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1. A bicycle wheel securing structure comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A bicycle wheel securing shaft structure arranged and configured to be inserted into a bicycle hub assembly having a hub axle with an axially extending through bore, the bicycle wheel securing shaft structure comprising:
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a shaft member configured and arranged to be 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 arranged to releasably restrict relative axial movement between the shaft member and the hub axle when the shaft is disposed in the through bore of the hub axle in a predetermined position so that unintended displacement of the wheel securing shaft structure from the hub axle is prevented during use of the wheel securing shaft structure. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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