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Plastic wheel assembly and mounting sleeve with stabilizing recess

  • US 6,637,835 B2
  • Filed: 01/09/2002
  • Issued: 10/28/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wheel mounting sleeve comprising:

  • a sleeve body having an inner end and an outer end and formed and dimensioned for mounting through a wheel bearing bore in a wheel, said sleeve body further having an axially extending sleeve bore dimensioned for mounting in telescoped relation over an axle;

    said sleeve body having at least one axle-engaging shoulder thereon retaining said sleeve on the axle and at least one wheel-engaging shoulder thereon retaining the wheel on said sleeve; and

    said sleeve body includes a transversely extending end wall, and said sleeve bore extending axially into said end wall to provide an axle support bore segment in said end wall for support of transverse loads on the axle by said sleeve.

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