Appeal 2006-1966
Application 10/246,506
The claimed invention is directed to a clamp assembly for attaching a
hub to a vehicle axle.
Claim 1 reproduced below, is further illustrative of the claimed
subject matter.
1. A clamp assembly for attaching a hub structure to a
vehicle axle along a longitudinal axis thereof, comprising:
an elongated tubular structure adapted to slide over an
end of the vehicle axle and hold a wheel concentric with
rotation of the axle;
wherein said tubular structure includes a first end
comprising a hub attachment structure adapted to hold a wheel
and a second end comprising an axle clamping structure;
wherein the tubular structure further includes an
expansion slot formed from said second end of said tubular
structure along a portion less than the full length of said tubular
structure and a clamping fastener positioned proximate to an
open end of said expansion slot having a neutral position, a
compression range, and an expansion range;
wherein moving said clamping fastener in a first lateral
direction compresses said expansion slot to a position in said
compression range, moving said clamping fastener in a second
lateral direction by a first amount allows said expansion slot to
expand back to said neutral position, and moving said clamping
fastener further in said second lateral direction expands said
expansion slot to a position in said expansion range.
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