Caster wheel anti-oscillation mechanism
AssigneeRadio Flyer Inc.
InventorAgostino LoBello
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Abstract
An anti-oscillation mechanism is provided for a caster wheel assembly of a ride-on vehicle. The anti-oscillating mechanism has a stop, a first cap, a second cap and a bias member. The stop is positioned within the frame of the ride-on vehicle. The first cap has a wall that abuts the stop. The second cap has a wall that abuts a stem of the caster wheel assembly. The bias member has a first end that engages the first cap, and a second end that engages the second cap. The bias member exerts a force on the second cap, which exerts a force on the stem to push the caster wheel assembly toward a ground to help prevent a wheel of the caster wheel assembly from lifting off the ground.
Claims20
An anti-oscillation mechanism for a caster wheel assembly of a ride-on vehicle having a frame, the caster assembly having a stem, the anti-oscillating mechanism comprising:
- a stop provided within an opening in the frame of the ride-on vehicle;
- a first cap having a first receiver and a wall that abuts the stop, the first cap being located within the opening in the frame;
- a second cap having a second receiver and a wall that abuts the stem, the second cap being located within the opening in the frame;
- a bias member having a first end and a second end, the bias member being located within the opening in the frame, the first end being received in the first receiver of the first cap and the second end being received in the second receiver of the second cap, the bias member exerting a force on the second cap which exerts a force on the stem to push the caster wheel assembly toward a ground to help prevent a wheel of the caster wheel assembly from lifting off the ground.
An anti-oscillation mechanism for a caster wheel assembly of a ride-on vehicle having a frame, the caster assembly having a stem, the anti-oscillating mechanism comprising:
- a stop within the frame of the ride-on vehicle;
- a first cap having a wall that abuts the stop
- a second cap having a wall that abuts the stem;
- a bias member having a first end and a second end, the first end engaging the first cap and the second end engaging the second cap, the bias member exerting a force on the second cap which exerts a force on the stem to push the caster wheel assembly toward a ground to help prevent a wheel of the caster wheel assembly from lifting off the ground.
An anti-oscillation mechanism for a caster wheel assembly of a ride-on vehicle having a frame, the caster assembly having a stem, the anti-oscillating mechanism comprising:
- a stop extending through a hole in the frame of the ride-on vehicle and extending within an opening in the frame;
- a first cap having a wall that abuts the stop;
- a second cap having a wall that abuts the stem;
- a bias member having a first end and a second end, the first end engaging the first cap and the second end engaging the second cap, the bias member exerting a force on the second cap which exerts a force on the stem to push the caster wheel assembly toward a ground to help prevent a wheel of the caster wheel assembly from lifting off the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.