REMOVABLE AXLE LOCKING DEVICE

A removable wheel assembly for use in combination with an axle having an annular groove includes a wheel with a hub assembly. The hub assembly includes a housing with an axle bore configured to receive the axle, and an axle locking device received within the housing adjacent the axle bore. The axle locking device includes a retaining portion configured to secure the axle locking device within the housing, a release portion, wherein at least a portion of the release portion is located outside the housing, and an axle locking portion extending between the retaining portion and the release portion, and configured to operatively interact with the annular groove on the axle when in a first position. The release portion is configured to be displaced away from the axle bore to displace the axle locking portion outwardly from the annular groove when in a second position.