US3199141A
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Caster mounting arrangement
Assignee: Stewart Warner Corp
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Filing: 1962-05-04
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1982-05-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank J Fontana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 23:17
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60B; B60B33/00; B60B33/0002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A CASTER COMPRISING MEANS FOR ROTATABLY CARRYING A CASTER WHEEL, A PINTLE EXTENDING FROM SAID MEANS, MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID PINTLE WITH THE LEG OF AN ARTICLE T BVE SUPPORTED ON SAID CASTER WHEEL WHILE ENABLING A PREDETERMINED DEGREE OF AXIAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID PINTLE AND SAID LEG, SAID ENGAGING MEANS COMPRISING AN ANNULAR CUP-SHAPED MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID PINTLE FOR ENGAGING THE BOTTOM EDGE AND OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID LEG, AND A U-SHAPED SPRING RETAINING DEVICE CARRIED BY SAID PINTLE AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE INNER PERIOPHERY OF SAID LEG TO CLAMP SAID PINTLE TO SAID LEG WITH THE BACK LEG OF SAID U-SHAPED DEVICE SERVING AS A STOP TO LIMIT SAID AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PINTLE TO SAID PREDETERMINED DEGREE, A SINGLE INTEGRALLY FORMED SPRING HAVING PLANAR WALLS ENGAGING RESPECTIVE PLANAR WALS ON THE CARRYING MEANS AND ARTICLE LEG, AND MEANS FOR BIASING SAID PINTLE SAID CARRYING MEANS FROM SAID LEG WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RESTRAINING RELATIVE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID CARRYING MEANS AND SAID LEG.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A CASTER COMPRISING MEANS FOR ROTATABLY CARRYING A CASTER WHEEL, A PINTLE EXTENDING FROM SAID MEANS, MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID PINTLE WITH THE LEG OF AN ARTICLE T BVE SUPPORTED ON SAID CASTER WHEEL WHILE ENABLING A PREDETERMINED DEGREE OF AXIAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID PINTLE AND SAID LEG, SAID ENGAGING MEANS COMPRISING AN ANNULAR CUP-SHAPED MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID PINTLE FOR ENGAGING THE BOTTOM EDGE AND OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID LEG, AND A U-SHAPED SPRING RETAINING DEVICE CARRIED BY SAID PINTLE AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE INNER PERIOPHERY OF SAID LEG TO CLAMP SAID PINTLE TO SAID LEG WITH THE BACK LEG OF SAID U-SHAPED DEVICE SERVING AS A STOP TO LIMIT SAID AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PINTLE TO SAID PREDETERMINED DEGREE, A SINGLE INTEGRALLY FORMED SPRING HAVING PLANAR WALLS ENGAGING RESPECTIVE PLANAR WALS ON THE CARRYING MEANS AND ARTICLE LEG, AND MEANS FOR BIASING SAID PINTLE SAID CARRYING MEANS FROM SAID LEG WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RESTRAINING RELATIVE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID CARRYING MEANS AND SAID LEG.
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