Vehicle wheel locking assembly
First Claim
1. In a vehicle wheel assembly including an axle, a circumferentially extending mounting plate disposed around an outboard end of said axle, a series of wheel mounting studs secured within said mounting plate and projecting therefrom, a braking system including a brake rotor disc carried outboard of said mounting plate and receiving said mounting studs therethrough, and a wheel element for mounting a tire therearound, said wheel element receiving said mounting studs therethrough, the improvement of a vehicle wheel locking device comprising:
- a series of central axially offset, circumferentially disposed locking lug receptacles disposed within said brake rotor disc;
a locking lug assembly carried on said mounting plate and including a housing;
a elongate locking lug movably carried in said housing and having an end portion projectable out of said housing;
an opening through said housing for passage therethrough of said end portion of said locking lug, said locking lug being selectively movable from a first protracted position within said housing to a second expanded position, whereby said end portion is extended through said opening and into engagement with said brake rotor disc through said one of said locking lug receptacles, and a vehicle wheel is locked.
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Abstract
A locking assembly is provided for vehicle wheels, such as those found on an automobile. A control cable is hand manipulated from the interior of the vehicle to permit a bias element on a locking stud to extend through one of a series of circumferentially defined locking holes through a holding plate adjacent the wheel to selectively lock the wheel in place.
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12 Claims
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1. In a vehicle wheel assembly including an axle, a circumferentially extending mounting plate disposed around an outboard end of said axle, a series of wheel mounting studs secured within said mounting plate and projecting therefrom, a braking system including a brake rotor disc carried outboard of said mounting plate and receiving said mounting studs therethrough, and a wheel element for mounting a tire therearound, said wheel element receiving said mounting studs therethrough, the improvement of a vehicle wheel locking device comprising:
- a series of central axially offset, circumferentially disposed locking lug receptacles disposed within said brake rotor disc;
a locking lug assembly carried on said mounting plate and including a housing;
a elongate locking lug movably carried in said housing and having an end portion projectable out of said housing;
an opening through said housing for passage therethrough of said end portion of said locking lug, said locking lug being selectively movable from a first protracted position within said housing to a second expanded position, whereby said end portion is extended through said opening and into engagement with said brake rotor disc through said one of said locking lug receptacles, and a vehicle wheel is locked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a series of central axially offset, circumferentially disposed locking lug receptacles disposed within said brake rotor disc;
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7. In a vehicle wheel assembly including an axle;
- an enlarged flange defined on an outboard-most end of said axle, and a wheel the improvement comprising;
a locking plate secured along one side of said axle;
a series of wheel mounting studs secured within said plate and projecting therefrom;
a series of circumferentially extending locking lug receptacles disposed within said locking plate;
a brake drum including a backing plate;
a locking lug assembly carried by said brake drum backing plate and including a locking lug housing;
an elongate locking lug movably carried in said locking lug housing and having an end portion projecting out of said locking lug housing;
an opening through said locking lug housing for passage therethrough of said end portion of said locking lug, said locking lug being selectively movable from a first retracted position within said housing to a second expanded position, whereby said end portion is extended through said opening and into engagement with said mounting plate through one of said locking lug receptacles, and said wheel is locked. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- an enlarged flange defined on an outboard-most end of said axle, and a wheel the improvement comprising;
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