ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,454, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Fox Factory Inc. (Duluth, Ga.).
"Adjustable axle retaining structure" was invented by Daniel McCormick (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable axle retaining structure is disclosed. The structure includes an axle receiving feature on a first leg of a fork assembly and a retaining sleeve within a clamping member on a second leg of the fork assembly. An axle is inserted through the clamping member, the wheel hub and coupled with the axle receiving feature. A component of the axle is tightened thereby moving the retaining sleeve partially out of the clamping member and tow...