Controlled caster wheel
OwnerTillman Wade Branham SR.inventor
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Abstract
A controlled caster wheel assembly which can be universally adapted to various support and directional control applications. The control mechanism is the caster beam assembly which attaches to a caster wheel assembly. The caster beam assemblies have both a cam/cam follower mechanism and a weight sensitive clutching mechanism which stabilize the caster wheel assembly thus preventing indiscriminate motion of wheel due to tire to contact surface variations. The controlled caster wheel assembly can be universally applied to any design which uses single or multiple wheels as support and directional control.
Claims6
A controlled caster wheel assembly comprising:
- a caster beam assembly which rotates about a main support spindle encapsulated within an upper bearing housing, a cam/cam follower support housing, a cam, a cam follower, a cam follower actuator, a lower bearing housing, a weight sensitive clutch.
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