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US 11,691,456 B2Granted
Caster wheel assembly for an outdoor power equipment machine
AssigneeMTD Products Inc
InventorRyan Cmich
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Abstract
A caster wheel assembly for an outdoor power equipment machine includes a wheel mount and provides a double bell-shaped caster wheel including two bell-shaped halves, each bell-shaped half includes a central hub, a smooth transition portion, an outer circumferential rim, and a planar face. A ground contacting tread can be provided by the outer circumferential rims. A ground contacting tread can be provided by a resilient tread ring positioned between the two bell-shaped halves.
Claims13
A caster wheel assembly, comprising:
- a double bell-shaped caster wheel comprising two bell-shaped halves, wherein each bell-shaped half comprises a central hub, a smooth transition portion, an outer circumferential rim, and a planar face;
- a wheel mount;
- wherein the wheel mount comprises a wheel spindle comprising an elongate end, a curved portion, and an elongate horizontal portion, wherein the elongate horizontal portion passes through the center of the caster wheel;
- and
- a generally curved bracket extending from the elongate horizontal portion, wherein the bracket arcs around the wheel to meet the elongate end of the wheel spindle.
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A caster
- wheel assembly, comprising:
- a double bell-shaped caster wheel comprising two bell-shaped halves, wherein each bell-shaped half comprises a central hub, a smooth transition portion, an outer circumferential rim, and a planar face;
- and
- a wheel mount
- wherein the caster wheel comprises four magnets positioned between the two bell-shaped halves, and arranged around the outer circumferential rim of the bell-shaped halves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.