Concealable caster of baggage
US5533231A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B2205/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A concealable baggage caster comprises a caster housing fastened to the bottom edge of a baggage and provided therein with a space for housing a caster and a caster frame. The caster housing is provided respectively in the left and the right side walls thereof with an elongate slot, a pivoting hole and a locating hole. The caster is pivoted between the two lugs of the caster frame which is mounted on a shaft received in the pivoting holes of the caster housing and the pivoting holes of the caster frame. An action plate is fastened pivotally to the action holes of the caster frame. Two guiding pieces and two fevers are pivoted respectively on the two pivoting shafts which are slidably received in the elongate slots of the caster housing. Each of two levers has a central fulcrum hole dimensioned to receive therein a shaft which is also received in the locating holes of the caster housing. The two levers are jointly provided with a pivoting point fastened pivotally with one end of an inner control rod of a drag frame of the baggage.
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