Forced extension caster assembly
US7478819B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B33/0089
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A novel caster assembly with a horizontally orientated arm is attached to a base plate of a rack during a travel state and a stored state. A leveling foot with a flat portion and a non-flat portion is inserted through a slot on the arm and a hole on the base plate such that during the travel state, the horizontal orientated arm is in a fully extended position, and during the stored state, the horizontal orientated arm is in a non- extended position.
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