Title: Tilted axle caster

Abstract: An enclosed axle, inclined wheel caster including a generally disc like pivot support, or body frame member, which may be flat or dished, carrying an axle and a supporting wheel member rotatably mounted on the axle, both of such members being made from stampings, moulding or forgings and a cover formed of opposed saucers, or cupped members, or combinations of these forms, attached to each of the members to give the swivelable caster a generally enclosed form. As an alternative form of the invention, one or both the body frame member and the supporting wheel member may be made as castings, or mouldings each having light weight opposed saucers, cupped, bulged or non-bulged truncated cone forms attached thereto to provide a covering for the body frame and axle of the completed caster.

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Inventors: Mccarroll, Raymond A. (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI)

Application Number: 05/906365
Filing Date: 1978-05-17
Publication_date: 1981-08-11
Assignee: HERDER NV

Primary Class(es): 16/18A 16/29, 16/39
Other Classes: B60B33/00; B60B33/00
US Patent Ref:

2484189	October, 1949	Shepherd	16/18A	Caster
3054135	September, 1962	Shepherd	16/18R	Casters
3161907	December, 1964	Anthony	16/18A	Caster
3177516	April, 1965	Price et al.	16/18A	Tilted axle caster
4144617	March, 1979	McCarroll	16/18A	Tilted axle caster

Other Refs: FR1312550GB876282

November, 1962	16/45
August, 1961	16/18A

Primary Examiner: Krizmanich, George H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Mcwilliams, Mann And Zummer

Parent Case Data:

This application is a division of my copending application Ser. No. 845,427, filed Oct. 25,