ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,135, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to AZAK INC. (Driggs, Idaho).
"Quick coupling for wheel-to-vehicle attachment" was invented by Benjamin Meager (Felt, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mechanisms are disclosed for releasably attaching a wheel to a vehicle in a position where the wheel supports a weight of the vehicle. An illustrative quick connect system is described to include a wheel, a vehicle frame, and a coupling system that releasably attaches the wheel to the vehicle frame. The coupling system, when in a coupled state, may substantially prevent or oppose rotation between a wheel core and the vehicle frame."
The patent ...