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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703174 | Snap on wheels Snappable wheel holders for environmental control units such as radiators, heaters, fans and air conditioners. Wheel holders can attach wheels to brackets located underneath the units by mateably attaching male protruding ends into female slots. Plastic triangular p... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7614114 | Snap on wheels Snappable wheel holders for environmental control units such as radiators, heaters, fans and air conditioners. Wheel holders can attach wheels to brackets located underneath the units by mateably attaching male protruding ends into female slots. Plastic triangular p... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7600294 | Chassis foot and optional castor assembly A chassis foot and optional castor apparatus includes a chassis foot member. A chassis coupling member is located on the chassis foot member and engageable with a chassis to couple the chassis foot member to the chassis without the use of a tool. A castor coupling m... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7438272 | Device for avoiding inattentive-fall of legged furniture article The invention provides a device for avoiding inattentive-fall of a legged furniture article, comprising a support means having a cavity for passage of a leg member of the furniture article; and at least one roller rotatably attached to the support means, wherein the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7350269 | Adjustable caster and leveling assembly An adjustable caster comprising a reversible mounting bracket offering added flexibility in adjusting the height of the caster and configured to removably attach to a structure to be supported by the adjustable caster; an internally threaded sleeve mounted to and ex... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7308730 | Base member for swivel caster A base member for swivel caster comprises a fixed base, a rotation base and a hollow staff. The fixed base includes a ring member, and a plurality of first raceways lathed in an inward surface of the ring member. A support cavity is defined through a center of the r... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7234200 | Furniture glide assembly A glide assembly is adapted to be mounted to the free end of a leg of a piece of furniture. The glide assembly includes a body defining an exterior and a bore extending partially through the body to define a hollow interior surface and an open end of the body. An in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207084 | Self-orienting caster for moving pieces of furniture and the like A self-orienting caster, constituted by at least one wheel, which can rotate on a shaft driven horizontally through the seat of a support provided with a vertical recess open upward and offset axially with respect to the shaft and in which a caster pivoting pivot ro... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7165815 | Wheel assembly for garden shears A wheel assembly includes a main body, two wheels, two positioning shafts, and two retaining rods. In practice, the retaining portion of each of the retaining rods is urged on the positioning plates of the respective positioning shaft to position the locking portion... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165290 | Caster and dolly wheel attachments for cylindrical tanks Caster wheel assemblies that may be snap-fitted onto a cylindrical tank or drum are shown and described. Also dolly-wheel assemblies that include an axle supported by two wheels are also disclosed which may be snap-fitted onto a cylindrical tank or drum. The caster ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162772 | Bracket for temporarily attaching wheels and/or casters to objects at a variety of angles A bracket for temporarily attaching wheels and/or casters to objects at a variety of angles includes a horizontal member for supporting an object on an upper surface and for mounting a wheel or caster on a lower surface; and an attached substantially vertical side m... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128494 | Method and apparatus for securing a caster wheel An integrally formed caster socket is provided in a tubular framing member for a merchandising display or the like. The framing member has aligned stem receiving holes with the upper hole being on an outwardly domed frusto-conical shaped area and the lower hole is o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096533 | Locking roller for an article of furniture A locking roller assembly includes a housing adapted for mounting to an article of furniture. A wheel is rotatably mounted to the housing via a mounting arrangement that accommodates relative vertical movement between the wheel and the housing. The wheel is mounted ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090426 | Bidirectional slide lock and method of using same A bidirectional slide lock includes a first clip and a second clip that are slid and locked together. The first clip has a longitudinal axis, a pair of pawls, and a pair of flanges. The second clip has a longitudinal axis, a pair of pawl stops, and a pair of clip fl... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065828 | Caster assembly with drawn kingpin rivet A caster assembly including a unique drawn kingpin rivet formed of stainless steel or other material of appropriate toughness which compressively holds the components of the caster assembly together. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7036631 | Wheel attachment for ladder A wheeled dolly or support for a ladder is made in two pieces, including a base plate that permanently affixes to an outside surface of a rail of a ladder, and a frame that is removably mounted on the base plate. The frame carries wheels that will support the ladder... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032869 | Decorative chair base assembly A decorative chair base having a metal substructure, a single molded plastic cover and a plurality of decorative inserts. The metal substructure has a central hub and radiating leg portions. At the extended ends of the leg portions are sleeves for mounting casters. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017879 | Bracket for open bottom type cabinet A bracket is disclosed for use in open bottom type cabinets, such as file cabinets, which enables caster assemblies and the like to be secured thereto. The bracket is configured to be secured in the corners of an open bottom cabinet. In accordance with the present i... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007958 | Wheel for audio-visual component support system and an audio-visual component support system A support system for supporting audio/video components, including a front support structure which is stationary with respect to the support system, at least one rear support which includes a wheel at the bottom of the rear support arranged to roll in a forward and a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000930 | Tandem-wheeled riding device A tandem-wheeled riding device includes first and second riding wheel assemblies secured to a bottom surface of a platform for supporting a rider. At least one of the riding wheel assemblies is swivelly coupled to the platform to provide aggressive turning agility t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964540 | Variably adjustable watercraft ramp The watercraft ramp comprises a frame and a plurality of hull-support assemblies mounted thereon. The frame has a pair of elongated channel rails held in laterally spaced condition. Each rail has a longitudinally aligned internal recess and a longitudinally aligned ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6938301 | Bed frame A bed frame includes a base frame, an articulated support decks, an intermediate frame positioned between the base frame and the articulated support deck, and an auto-contour mechanism. The articulated support deck includes head, seat and foot deck portions. When en... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932314 | Sleeves for use in systems for supporting platform-like objects on casters and posts Sleeves for use in systems for supporting platform-like objects on casters and posts and described. The sleeves support caster-and-post junctions and inhibit deformation of the stems of the casters and the ends of posts in directions radially outward from the longit... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912865 | Elastic member and vibration absorption apparatus for a refrigerator compressor The present invention relates to an elastic member and apparatus for a refrigerator compressor. A vibration absorption apparatus for a refrigerator compressor according to the present invention is connected to a foot of the compressor for transmitting the vibration ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912866 | Elastic member for vibration absorption, and vibration absorbing apparatus using the same Disclosed is a vibration absorbing apparatus for a compressor of a refrigerator. The vibration absorbing apparatus includes: an elastic member for absorbing a vibration generated during an operation of a compressor; a base pan supporting the elastic member; a stand ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908087 | Mobile load carrier with castor mounting arrangement A mobile load carrier comprises a castor mounting arrangement comprising two or swivellable castors mounted on a first member (7), characterized in that said first member (7) is rotatably attached to a second member or member (5), along a fixed,... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6826800 | Insert-and-play caster assembly An insert-and-play caster assembly. The assembly includes a base frame and a caster for assisting transporting loads. The base frame can be easily inserted and fixed to the downward surface of a load, and thus one or more such insert-and-play casters are attached to... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6721970 | Foot of a baby bed A baby bed has feet connected to lower ends of vertical supporting legs. Each of the feet has an upper fixed part, which is joined to corresponding leg when the baby bed is assembled in the factory, and a lower part, which is to be fitted to the upper part later by ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6592134 | Ladder transport system Method and apparatus for removably affixing a wheel assembly (20) near the end and the edge of a leg (24,27) of nearly any existing or newly manufactured ladder (22) to aid a person (26) transporting the ladder (22). A preferred embodiment includes a firs... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592133 | Removably attachable wheel assembly for article transporting containers A removably attachable wheel assembly for article transporting containers is provided for transporting containers such as luggage and other objects not originally equipped with rolling wheels with a rolling means for easier travel. Plastic bases mount to ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588059 | Snap-fit plastic caster A plastic caster has two legs for mounting a wheel(s) and a fork assembly with a bearing housing portion formed around a bearing assembly with inner and outer ring-shaped raceways and bearings evenly dispersed in a cage between the inner and outer raceway... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6527294 | Convertible tandem stroller A convertible tandem stroller includes a releasable lateral and longitudinal coupling system for permitting cojoint and independent movement of a pair of strollers. The coupling system does not have to be removed and stowed for independent operation. To p... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523794 | Supporting element for instruments or speakers Between the base plate and the instrument are placed a bridge frame with a supporting point formed on its upper surface to support the instrument and a load-bearing section made with elastically deformable spring material having arc-shaped legs extending ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6450515 | Clip-on wheels for pallets or other structures with runners Pallets and other structures with runners used in storing and transporting material may be fitted with wheels. The wheels permit the pallets and other structures, and the material placed thereon, to be moved by hand. The wheels may also facilitate movemen... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6425797 | Wheel assembly A wheel assembly comprises a wheel-mounting base, a wheel, an axle, and two fixing members. The wheel-mounting base comprises a compartment that is delimited by two sidewalls having aligned axle holes. The axle extends through the axle holes of the wheel-... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6286183 | Caster with securing device A caster, in particular for movable hospital beds, laboratory tables and the like, with a securing device which is connected to a handle via a Bowden cable. A locking piece (16) is movable between a locking and an unlocking position by Bowden cable (12), ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6189906 | Wheelchair having a single tube bend The invention relates to a wheelchair having side frames including tube sections having a tube-bend at the front bottom end of each in an area proximate to where a bearing housing is mounted. The bearing housing has an approximately vertical bearing bore ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6179257 | Supporting element for instruments or speakers Between the base plate the instrument are placed a bridge frame with a supporting point formed on its upper surface to support the instrument and a load-bearing section made with elastically deformable spring material having arc-shaped legs extending from... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6161861 | Appliance-moving dolly kit A retrofitted dolly system is included for use with an appliance having a rectilinear configuration with a top face, a bottom face, a rear face, a front face, and a pair of side faces. The system includes at least one wheel assembly having a mounting unit... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6092620 | Support frame A kit for assembling modular support structures is described. The kit comprises structural members and joining means. The joining means further comprise straight members, angle members and "T"-shaped members. A variety of different support structures of d... | 07/25/2000 |
