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Shock resistant caster assembly

US4346498A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1980
Grant dateAug 31, 1982
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60B33/0002
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shock resistant caster assembly having a wheel positioned in a housing formed of at least two sections vertically displaceable with respect to each other, one of the housing sections being coupled to the wheel at its rotational axis. A shock pad of elastomeric material is positioned between the housing sections for resiliently cushioning the vertical displacement between the housing sections.

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