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Dual wheel caster

Granted 21 Jun 1988 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Shepherd Caster Corporation · originally Stewart-Warner Corporation

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Inventors: Daniel J. Provolo, Frank J. Fontana, Michael P. Doyle · Examiner: Horace B. Fay · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
682591
filed 19 Dec 1984
Publication
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US D296300
granted 21 Jun 1988

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a hoodless dual wheel caster;

FIG. 2 is a top view of a hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of the hoodless dual wheel caster;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 9, a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 10; and

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 11.

FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of a dual wheel caster having a hood;

FIG. 14 is a top view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a front view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14;

FIG. 16 is a right side view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 15, a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 16; and

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 17.

FIG. 19 is a front perspective view of a modified first embodiment of the hoodless dual wheel caster;

FIG. 20 is a top view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a front view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 20;

FIG. 22 is a right side view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 19 to 21, a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 23 is a rear view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 19 to 22; and

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 19 to 23.

FIG. 25 is a front perspective view of a modified second embodiment of the hoodless dual wheel caster;

FIG. 26 is a top view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a front view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 25 and 26;

FIG. 28 is a right side view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 25 to 27, a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 29 is a rear view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 25 to 28; and

FIG. 30 is a bottom view of the hoodless dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 25 to 29.

FIG. 31 is a front perspective view of a modified third embodiment of the hooded dual wheel caster;

FIG. 32 is a top view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is a front view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 31 and 32;

FIG. 34 is a right side view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 31 to 33, a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 35 is a rear view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 31 to 34; and

FIG. 36 is a bottom view of the hooded dual wheel caster illustrated in FIGS. 31 to 35.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/375160/47

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