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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Brian G. Parker, Alto, MI (US);
Michael R. Featherstone, Constantine, MI (US);
Linda R. Umlor, Grandville, MI (US);
Brian G. Parker, Alto, MI (US);
Michael R. Featherstone, Constantine, MI (US);
Linda R. Umlor, Grandville, MI (US);
Cascade Engineering, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A wheel assembly that may be installed on, and removed from, an axle without the need for tools. The wheel assembly includes a wheel, at least one clip supported by the wheel, and a cover securing the clip in position. The wheel assembly is mountable on an axle including a circumferential groove and is retained on the axle by the extension of the clip into the groove. The clip includes an actuator arm extending away from the plane of the wheel so as to be readily accessible for actuation by one's fingers. Actuation of the arm withdraws the clip from the groove to release the wheel from the axle. Preferably two clips are provided diametrically opposite one another, enabling both arms to be actuated simultaneously in a pinching operation.