Abstract: A self-aligning mechanism for swivel caster comprising a carriage supported for rotation about a predetermined axis, a wheel mounted on the carriage for rotation about an axis at right angles to said predetermined axis and a coiled spring yieldable means interconnecting the carriage and support yieldably holding the carriage in a predetermined position of rotation relative to the axis and structured to permit the carriage to rotate continuously in either direction relative to said axis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 5, 1979
Date of Patent:
July 15, 1980
Assignee:
Market Forge, Division of Beatrice Foods Co.