Patent · US Expired

Low friction wheel

US5732441A · kind A · utility

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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 4, 1996
Grant dateMar 31, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 4, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2326/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An industrial wheel for trolleys, carts, pulleys. And the like with a self lubricated bearing of fuoroplastic, or the like, that slants at an angle from the center of the wheel out to the rim, so as to have a larger surface area, with consequent lower force or friction. The slanted bearing also locates the wheel in the center, eliminating the need for retaining devices along sides of the wheel.

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