An axle assembly for a bicycle is disclosed. The axle assembly is configured to be installed at a mounting structure on the bicycle to mount a rotating hub of a wheel on the bicycle. The axle is secured to the mounting structure by a bolt; the bolt is nested in a retainer secured to the mounting structure. The axle has at least one non-circular section engaging a corresponding non-circular section of the mounting structure. The retainer is installed in a threaded section of the mounting structure. At initial installation of the axle assembly the retainer and the bolt of the axle assembly are installed on the mounting structure; subsequent installation and removal of the wheel/hub is accomplished by installation and removal of the axle performed by rotation of the bolt (using a tool or a tool-free feature) nested in the retainer. The axle assembly can be installed in the front fork (such as a front suspension fork) or the rear frame of the bicycle or other wheeled vehicle. The axle assembly comprises one or more of the inventive concepts and features shown and described in the specification and FIGURES.


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    Title :

    AXLE ASSEMBLY


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-09-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62K Fahrräder , CYCLES



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