Shock absorbing caster

- Babcock Industries Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shock absorbing caster, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-hand view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left-hand view thereof.

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D313928 January 22, 1991 Orii
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Noelting Catalog, 1965, p. 58, caster, located at top of page. Hoelting Catalog, 1965, p. 41, caster, series H1600, located at top of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D347162
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 1992
Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
Assignee: Babcock Industries Inc. (Fairfield, CT)
Inventor: Robert J. Simonsen (Evansville, IN)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Holly Baynham
Law Firm: Woodard, Emhardt, Naughton, Moriarty & McNett
Application Number: 0/736
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8375