Caster plate retention bracket
US4817237A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B33/0002
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bracket is provided for connection to the top plate of a wheeled caster, that top plate being generally rectangular and having lateral width W.sub.1 and longitudinal length L.sub.1 dimension. The bracket defines a mounting plate having an upper surface; the bracket includes a longitudinally elongated cantilevered arm of lateral width W.sub.2 and longitudinal length L.sub.2 where L.sub.2 >W.sub.2, the arm having one end integral with the mounting plate, and a free opposite end, there being a transverse abutment on and upstanding at the arm free end, and relative to the arm, the abutment defining a shoulder spaced from the arm free end and facing toward said one end of the arm; the bracket has two longitudinally elongated guides which are laterally spaced apart and have downward facing surfaces, the guides projecting above the level of the mounting plate upper surface to form guide channels for guiding the lengthwise reception of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending opposite edge portions of the caster top plate; the bracket has a laterally elongated stop which projects above the level of the mounting plate upper surface, the stop defining a stop surface facing toward the abu…
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