摘要 |
A wheelchair wheel hub locking mechanism is provided to positively lock a wheelchair wheel to the associated wheelchair frame and includes a locking ring member of cylindrical shape fixed to the inner side of the wheelchair wheel hub, the locking ring providing a plurality of dog receiving cages, each cage presenting a dog receiving opening formed by surround walls integral of the ring. A dog and dog mounting plate are mounted to a member of the wheelchair frame, the position of the dog being controlled by movement of an association handle connected by a cable to the dog, forward movement of the handle raising the dog away from cages of the locking ring, movement of the handle rearwardly of the wheelchair allowing the dog under spring bias to move against the locking ring until wheel movement aligns a cage of the ring with the dog and the two lock up.
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