US Patent: 4,922,574
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| Caster Locking Mechanism and Carriage
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Patentees:
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| Charles H. Heiligenthal (exact or similar names) - Oak Creek, WI |
| George R. Slivon (exact or similar names) - Kenosha, WI |
| Jack A. Parise (exact or similar names) - Kenosha, WI |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Apr. 24, 1989 |
| Granted: |
May 08, 1990 |
| Reissue Information: |
| Reissued as RE34,433 (Nov. 09, 1993) |
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Description: |
| Emrich & Dithmar - patent attorneys
Abstract
A wheeled carriage has a chassis with a plurality of swivel casters, and a locking assembly actuated by a foot pedal located along the front of the carriage. Pushing down on the foot pedal rotates a cam that engages a cam follower on a "T" bar frame supporting two locking rings which respectively overlie two of the caster wheels to move the rings into a locking position in engagement with the wheels to lock the wheels and the casters in any position. The cam follower surface includes a ramp portion engageable by the cam for driving the rings to their locking position and a horizontal latch portion engageable by the cam in its "overcenter" position for holding the rings in their locking position. A lifter bar is engageable by the user's foot to rotate the cam back off the follower and permit the rings to resiliently return to their release position. The cam and follower surfaces are so arranged that a limited rotation of the cam through less than about 25 degrees is sufficient to move the assembly between its release and locking configurations so that the locking assembly can be used where only a few inches of clearance beneath the chassis is available.
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