Abstract: A grounds maintenance vehicle has a vehicle frame defining a column opening having a first end and a second end. An implement is coupled to the vehicle frame. A height adjustment column has a base and distal end, where the base is fixed to the implement. The distal end of the height adjustment column extends through the column opening from the first end beyond the second end. The height adjustment column defines a first locking structure and a plurality of height setting locations. A height selection tool is couplable to the height adjustment column and is translatable to each of the plurality of height setting locations. A second locking structure is coupled to the vehicle frame, where the second locking structure is configured to releasably engage the first locking structure such that the plurality of height setting locations are positioned beyond the second end of the column opening.

Abstract: Height-adjustable fixtures for buried tubulars and methods of adjusting the height-adjustable fixtures. The height-adjustable fixtures include a frame and a plurality of slot nuts. The frame has an upper frame surface, a lower frame surface, a flange that defines a plurality of slots, and a central opening that extends between the upper frame surface and the lower frame surface. The central opening is sized to provide access to a buried tubular conduit of the buried tubular. Each slot nut is shaped to be received within a corresponding slot. In some examples, each slot nut defines a lower nut surface, an upper nut surface, and a neck region positioned between the lower nut surface and the upper nut surface. In some examples, when each slot nut is received within the corresponding slot, the lower nut surface is recessed within the corresponding slot.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a caster wheel assembly (1), comprising: a caster housing (3) provided with an axial channel, a spindle shaft (7) configured to be received by the channel of the caster housing (3), which spindle shaft (7) is inclined relative to the vertical plane when mounted in the caster housing (3) and the caster wheel assembly (1) is in use resting on a horizontal support, the caster housing (3) and the spindle shaft (7) being configured to rotate freely relative to each other, a caster wheel fork (9) having a wheel axle (11) configured to be arranged offset relative to a central axis of the spindle shaft (7), to provide a trail functionality, and a height adjustment mechanism (6) configured to adjust an axial position of the spindle shaft (7) relative to the caster housing (3) based on a rotational position of the spindle shaft (7) in relation to the caster housing (3).

Abstract: A segmented nut is formed by three segments held together with a sleeve for transport and fastening use. Rotation of the sleeve, such as in the order of 60°, frees the segments, allowing for quick release of the nut.

Abstract: A leg assembly for a table includes a support that is configured to couple to a table worksurface. A leg member engages the support and is movable with respect to the support such that the leg assembly is configured to support the table worksurface above a floor surface. A first friction reduction member is attached to a first end of the leg member. A second friction reduction member is configured to attach to a second end of the leg member. The first and second ends are configured to alternately engage the support from one another such that the leg member is reversibly received by the support and such that the first friction reduction member abuts the floor surface when the second end of the leg member engages the support, and the second friction reduction member abuts the floor surface when the first end of the leg member engages the support.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bump stop assembly that includes a housing, a stopper, and a biasing device. The stopper is moveable relative to the housing and includes a head, a shaft extending from the head, and a plurality of recesses distributed along the shaft. The biasing device is disposed within the housing, and is operable to engage and disengage with at least one recess based on a load exerted on the stopper.

Abstract: A caster wheel assembly for an industrial vehicle comprising a lower housing connected to a wheel, an upper housing connectable to the industrial vehicle, and an inner alignment post disposed within the lower and upper housings. The upper housing is at least partially disposed within the lower housing. Rotation of the inner alignment post relative to the upper housing adjusts vertical displacement of the lower housing relative to the upper housing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustable height table base with a transport mechanism, and in particular to a transport mechanism selectably operable in a grounded position, a low transport position and a high transport position. The table has a base that is adjustable in length with a crank. A top is supported by a table frame, which allows the top to be locked in a horizontal or vertical position. Four legs can be provided each having a pad at a distal end. A transport mechanism is also provided. The transport mechanism has a caster assembly with four casters and has an extension assembly that is extendable along its longitudinal axis to move that table between the grounded position, low transport position and high transport position. The extension assembly is operable under force of gravity and used by lifting or tilting anywhere radially about the table at selected distances.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an automatic transaction device including: a device casing that is formed at side faces of the device; a door that can be opened and closed to form a device opening at one face of the device; and a device base plate that is formed at a base of the device, a first gap is present between an internal unit of the device and the device casing, the device base plate includes plural fixing member holes disposed in the first gap for fixing the device to a floor, and the fixing member holes are disposed at the device opening side with respect to a backmost position as viewed from the device opening.

Abstract: An offset caster is described. The offset caster includes a wheel, an axle connected to the wheel, and an offset base connected to the axle. The offset base is offset by a distance. The offset base includes a connection to a computing device support. Computing device supports that include at least one offset caster are described. Systems for moving a computing device that include a computing device and a computing device support with at least one offset caster are described.

Abstract: An adjustable hood-stop unit for a front-end bolster of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The adjustable hood-stop includes a bumper stop, a retainer made of a plastic material that receives the bumper stop, and a plurality of threads integrated along an internal surface of the retainer. The retainer is over-molded onto a hole in the front-end bolster, the plurality of threads extend on a partial length of the internal surface of the retainer at a predetermined rotation degree, and the plurality of threads are discontinued.

Abstract: An actuating mechanism useful for retracting and extending furniture glides allows a minor lifting movement to actuate the caster/glide from a stored position to an extended, operative position. The same motion permits the caster/glide to be retracted to its stored position.

Abstract: A band saw includes a first wheel and a second wheel for supporting a continuous band saw blade, a motor operable to drive at least one of the first and second wheels, a housing supporting the first wheel and the second wheel, a shoe for engaging a workpiece, the shoe including a first detent feature. The band saw also includes a second detent feature cooperating with the first detent feature to hold the shoe with respect to the housing. The shoe is moveable with respect to the housing between an engaged position and a non-engaged position. The shoe is moveable out of the engaged position by application of a force acting to move the shoe with respect to the housing sufficient to overcome cooperation between the first and second detent features in the engaged position.

Abstract: A method for displaying status information related to a portable device includes detecting a portion of a user in a detection zone using a proximity sensor, determining, using a control circuit, that the portable device is in a powered off or power saving state, acquiring, using the control circuit, information about the portable device while the portable device remains in the powered off or power saving state, and displaying, using a system status indicator controlled by the control circuit, a representation of the information about the portable device. The detection zone is defined in relation to a handle of the portable device.

Abstract: A wheel-mounted carpet protector configured to receive a wheel. The wheel-mounted carpet protector includes a housing which includes a base and a sidewall. The base includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The sidewall includes an inner surface. The upper surface of the base and the inner surface of the sidewall define a cavity, wherein the cavity receives a wheel of a furniture leg. The lower surface of the base slidably engages with a carpet such that the wheeled furniture is capable of freely sliding across the carpet without damaging the carpet. In some embodiments, the cavity includes a channel that the wheel rests on such that the wheel is centered within the wheel-mounted carpet protector to provide an even distribution of force along the lower surface of the base.

Abstract: A modular system for furniture, exhibition structures having wall modules with wall surfaces situated opposite one another—opposite front and rear surfaces and opposite contact areas, comprising connecting elements connecting the wall modules having L-shaped, T-shaped or cruciform cross-sectional area. The wall modules have a recess for receiving the connecting element which is matched to the shape of the recess. The recess runs from the contact area on one side of the wall module, in the direction of the contact area, on the other side of the wall module and passes through the wall module in the direction of a wall surface to the opposite wall surface, and is situated between sections of the front surface and rear surface which are situated opposite one another. The connecting elements, when they are inserted into the recess in a wall module, correspond to the distance between the wall surfaces.

Abstract: A travel luggage includes a luggage body including a bottom panel and a back panel connected at right angles and first handle grooves and second handle grooves respectively located on the bottom panel and the back panel and respectively connected in lines, and a direction-changeable retractable handle assembly including a retractable handle and two pivots pivotally connecting the retractable handle to the luggage body so that the retractable handle can be selectively set in a first operation mode position where the retractable handle is positioned in the first handle grooves, or a second operation mode position where the retractable handle is positioned in the second handle grooves.

Abstract: A displaceable speaker assembly for a vehicle includes a housing, a speaker array rotatably coupled to the housing and including a plurality of electro-acoustic transducers (e.g., twiddlers), a drive unit coupled to the housing, and a lever assembly coupling the drive unit to the speaker array. The drive unit is operable to drive motion of the lever assembly, which, in turn, drives rotation of the speaker array relative to the housing.

Abstract: A shoe for a band saw includes a block for coupling to the band saw, the block having an aperture, a locking ball disposed in the aperture, a body including a first surface for engaging a workpiece and an opposite surface having plurality of recesses, and a locking rod coupled to the block and movable between a first position and a second position. The locking ball is received in one of the plurality of recesses of the body when the locking rod is in the first position such that the body is fixed relative to the block, and the body is movable relative to the block when the locking rod is in the second position.

Abstract: An all-terrain wheelchair includes a rigid and easy-to-assemble frame. The frame has a seating area with armrests toward the rear of the frame and an adjustable footrest area toward the front of the frame. Attached to the rear axle of the frame and outside the seating area are found two large rear wheels of a sufficient width to provide flotation over soft surfaces. Attached to the front axle of the frame in front of the footrest area is a single large wheel of a sufficient width to provide flotation over soft surfaces. An ergonomically designed push handle is found at the upper rear of the frame behind the seating area, which allows an assistant to propel the chair forward or pull it backward. The frame in front of the front wheel forms a pull handle, which allows an assistant to pull the chair forward or push it backward. A locking brake mechanism is attached to the rear axle to prevent a rear wheel from travel and render the wheelchair motionless when necessary.

Abstract: A vehicle assembly comprising a vehicle body panel and hinge means connecting the vehicle body panel to a vehicle structure, spacing means arranged with the hinge means for maintaining at least a part of the vehicle body panel in a predetermined spacing from the vehicle structure when the hinge means is in a first position, the spacing means being configured to suffer substantially brittle failure when a predetermined load is applied thereto.

Abstract: A receiving device that is connected to a sheet processing device to receive a sheet comprising: a receiving port that receives the sheet discharged from a discharge port of the sheet processing device: casters that support the receiving device on a floor; and a roller that rides up a support part provided with the sheet processing device at the time of connecting the receiving device and the sheet processing device to receive a part of the weight of the receiving device on the support part, wherein when the roller rides up the support part, a part of the casters floats up from the floor, and the receiving port is positioned to the discharge port.

Abstract: A pianoforte instrument, in particular a piano, has a base. Several bearings serve to support the pianoforte instrument on a floor. A height adjuster is also provided, which permits a height adjustment of the slide element relative to the base and/or a console. A device that facilitates transport is preferably provided on each of the bearings. The device that facilitates transport has a slide element, which permits sliding on the floor.

Abstract: A snowmobile includes a chassis comprising a bulkhead and a tunnel, a front suspension coupled to bulkhead, a rear suspension coupled to the tunnel, and slide rails coupled to the rear suspension. The rear suspension includes a toggle link pivotally coupled to the tunnel at a first pivot coupling, and a rear control arm coupled between the slide rails and the toggle link. The toggle link is pivotally coupled to the rear control arm at a second pivot coupling. The rear suspension also includes a carrier roller coupled to the toggle link. The toggle link is movable to a plurality of positions relative to the toggle link to vary the dynamics of the vehicle propulsion.

Abstract: A socket for coupling an end piece to a leg member of an article of furniture is described. The socket is insertable into an opening in the leg member and the socket has an opening therein for receiving a stem of the end piece. The socket comprises a tubular body having upper and lower ends. The lower end comprises the opening for receiving the stem of the end piece and the upper end is insertable into the leg member. In addition, the socket comprises a washer attached to the upper end of the socket. When the socket is inserted into the leg member, the washer has an interference fit with the inner diameter of the leg member.

Abstract: A selectively deployable wheel assembly attachment for attaching to a conventional animal cage, often in pairs, to allow the cage to be rolled when desired without compromising the cage's general stability on a flat surface. The selectively deployable wheel assembly attachment includes a wheel assembly which includes a conventional wheel which is connected to an axle member and a fixed attachment mechanism which includes an attachment plate and an attachment elbow. In some embodiments, the selectively deployable wheel assembly attachment additionally includes an auxiliary support assembly which includes an adjustment plate and an adjustment loop for providing enhanced stability when the wheel assembly is in its deployed position.

Abstract: A socket for coupling an end piece to a leg member of an article of furniture is described. The socket is insertable into an opening in the leg member and the socket has an opening therein for receiving a stem of the end piece. The socket comprises a tubular body having upper and lower ends. The lower end comprises the opening for receiving the stem of the end piece and the upper end is insertable into the leg member. In addition, the socket comprises a washer attached to the upper end of the socket. When the socket is inserted into the leg member, the washer has an interference fit with the inner diameter of the leg member.

Abstract: A removable corner guard is provided. The removable corner guard is especially suitable for protecting the corners of, for example, control tables or tool boxes from deformations and from scratches. Further, the corner guard may be used as decorative addition to an otherwise plain control table or tool box. The device has a semi-rigid rubber housing which covers securing anchors having an internal skeleton. An extended ridge on a lower end of the corner guard locks the corner guard at the lower end of the edge of the control table. The corner guard may be adjusted to fit control tables or tool boxes of various sizes. A non-slip textured exterior surface may allow for the device to be easily transported.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to allow the set of doors to be adjusted without increasing the number of landing gear retraction/extension maneuvers, by incorporating a specific entrance in the fairing (2) of the landing gear bay (4) that provides access to the different accessories (14, 17a, 17b) used to adjust the doors (21-25). The method of the invention consists in: providing a removable bodywork element (5) which is inserted into the fairing (2) of a landing gear bay, surrounded by a stiffening structure (7) and of sufficient dimension such that the adjustment levers (14, 17a, 17b) can be reached from the outside; accessing the inside of the bay (4) by retracting the removable bodywork element (5); and using the levers (14, 17a, 17b) to adjust the different doors (21 to 25) in a flush aerodynamic position, as well as the clearances between said doors. In one embodiment of the invention, one door (25) comprises a central bodywork portion (5) and a peripheral portion (7) including stiffening means (70).

Abstract: A refrigerator capable of adjusting the height of a body independent of the height of a door, in which a lower portion hinge connecting the body to the door includes a fixed bracket having one portion fixed to a bottom surface of the body while having the remaining portion protruded to a front side of the refrigerator, a mobile bracket coupled to the fixed bracket so as to enable a sliding movement and allowing the door to placed thereon, in which a body supporting leg and a door supporting leg are screwed to a lower portion of the fixed bracket and a lower portion of the mobile bracket, respectively, to adjust the respective heights of the fixed bracket and the mobile bracket.

Abstract: A caster device includes a base attachable to a supported item, one or more rolling elements that interface with the base to facilitate rolling of the supported item along a support surface, and an external sleeve coupled to the base for adjustable vertical positioning of the external sleeve relative to the base. The external sleeve can be placed in a first vertical position relative to the base where the rolling element(s) do not contact the support surface, and in a second vertical position relative to the base where the rolling elements do contact the support surface. A rimguard may be rotatively coupled with the external sleeve so that as the external sleeve is rotated to the first vertical position, the bottom rim of the external sleeve rotates relative to a rimguard inner surface and a rimguard outer surface does not rotate relative to the support surface.

Abstract: A caster wheel device for a domestic appliance is in the form of a wheel mounting carriage, a dial having an underside forming a cam, a cam follower that contacts the cam, a wheel bracket and a wheel. The wheel bracket retains the wheel within it so that the wheel and bracket pivot about the follower independently of the carriage. The cam follower is attached to the wheel bracket and the wheel is able to trail behind the cam follower to form a trailing wheel caster when lowered.

Abstract: A mobile imaging device includes a base having at least one caster, a first drive mechanism that moves the system in a transport mode and translates an imaging component relative to the base in a scan mode, and a second drive mechanism that extends caster relative to the base to raise the base off the ground in the transport mode, and retracts the caster relative to the base to lower the base to the ground in the scan mode. A caster system for a mobile apparatus includes a base containing a housing and a caster, attached to the base, the caster having a wheel defining a wheel axis and a swivel joint defining a swivel axis and a pivot point defining a pivot axis, wherein the caster pivots on the pivot axis as the caster is retracted into the housing and extended out of the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a wheel having an axle, and a round disk connected to the axle. The round disk has a disk middle connected to the axle and a disk circumferential surface surrounding the disk middle. Further, a round ring having an inner ring surface is connected to the disk circumferential surface of the round disk. The round disk is positioned within the round ring. The round ring contacts the round disk along a first plane, and the axle is coplanar with the first plane. Additionally, the round ring has a ring circumferential outer surface having threads. A threaded cylinder having an inner threaded cylinder surface is connected to the threads in the ring circumferential outer surface. The round ring is positioned within the threaded cylinder. Further, a worm gear is positioned between the threaded cylinder and the round ring.

Abstract: A locking stem includes a bolt fastener having a pivoting tab that is disposed within a radial slot formed in one end of a shaft of the fastener, the pivoting tab pivots about a pivot, the tab has a pivot point located off center so the tab falls to one side when tilted. The bolt fastener attaches to a complementary fastener attached to a fixture. The locking stem may be for a caster.

Abstract: A vertically-adjustable caster wheel apparatus for use on a forklift truck, material handling cart, and the like. The caster wheel apparatus of the present invention provides a yolk frame having a pivot pin connected to and extending through the yolk frame. A wheel frame has one end pivotally connected to the yolk frame and a second end rotatably connected to a wheel. An elastic member has a first retainer connected to one end of the elastic member and a second retainer connected to an opposite end of the elastic member, wherein the first retainer is connected to the pivot pin in the yolk frame to allow the elastic member to pivot with respect to the yolk frame. Means for adjusting the vertical height of the wheel is provided by adjusting the angle of the wheel frame relative to the yolk frame.

Abstract: A mobility apparatus for transporting objects along a surface includes first and second slider arrangements for supporting an object to be transported. The first and second slider arrangements have a low friction lower surface and a high friction upper surface. The first and second slider arrangements are coupled by a common strap having first and second ends. The mobility apparatus further comprises a loop located near the second end, securing the second slider arrangement to a fixedly attached connection with the common strap. The mobility apparatus further includes first and second openings located in the first slider arrangement such that the first slider arrangement in an unloaded condition freely moves along an adjustment length of the common strap.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a wheel having an axle, and a round disk connected to the axle. The round disk has a disk middle connected to the axle and a disk circumferential surface surrounding the disk middle. Further, a round ring having an inner ring surface is connected to the disk circumferential surface of the round disk. The round disk is positioned within the round ring. The round ring contacts the round disk along a first plane, and the axle is coplanar with the first plane. Additionally, the round ring has a ring circumferential outer surface having threads. A threaded cylinder having an inner threaded cylinder surface is connected to the threads in the ring circumferential outer surface. The round ring is positioned within the threaded cylinder. Further, a worm gear is positioned between the threaded cylinder and the round ring.

Abstract: A spring-force-adjustable and height-adjustable industrial caster wheel includes spring assembly, a mounting plate, a swivel assembly that swivels relative to the mounting plate, and a spring housing having a spring space in which the spring assembly is located. The spring force of the spring assembly is adjustable by pre-loading the spring assembly along the top-to-bottom direction along which the caster load is applied. The spring assembly includes a spring member having one or more relief areas on one or more of its side and/or end surfaces and/or internally within the spring member. These one or more relief areas allow the spring member to easily deform under the pre-load force or under increasing caster load forces without compromising the ability of the spring space to constrain lateral movements of the spring assembly or the ability of the spring member to deform elastically and/or avoid undergoing plastic deformations.

Abstract: A caster for being mounted to a bottom of a device includes a support, a connecting member, and a wheel mounted to the connecting member. The support defines a receiving space. The connecting member is threadedly connected to the support, and comprises a bracket accommodated in the receiving space. The wheel is rotatably mounted to the bracket. The support and the connecting member are operable to rotate relative to each other, with the wheel moving to expose out of or retract inside the receiving space.

Abstract: A height-adjustable industrial caster wheel includes a mounting plate, a swivel assembly that swivels relative to the mounting plate, and a spring housing that is movable relative to the swivel assembly. The mounting plate or the spring housing is secured to the swivel assembly, such that the relative position of the swivel assembly and either the mounting plate or the spring housing can be controllably altered to change the overall height of the height-adjustable industrial caster wheel. If needed, a locking mechanism can be used to maintain the relative position between the swivel assembly and the mounting plate or the spring housing. The height-adjustable industrial caster wheel can be adjusted by accessing the height-adjustable industrial caster wheel from above, eliminating the need to raise the pallet truck away from the floor to be able to access and adjust the height-adjustable industrial caster wheel.

Abstract: A wheel support assembly is mounted to a pivotable system spanning an opening, with the pivotable system mounted to one side of the opening at a pivotable connection and to another side of the opening at a removable connection. The support assembly is disposed proximate the removable connection and spaced apart from the pivotable connection, and has a wheel positioned and oriented to support the pivotable system weight that would otherwise be cantilevered as the pivotable system rotates about the pivotable support. The wheel support assembly may include a vertically adjustable wheel that may be adjusted to remain just out of contact with the support surface when the pivotable assembly is connected to both the pivotable and the removable connections.

Abstract: A printing device includes a carriage control part that reciprocates a carriage, a print control part that confirms an origin point of the carriage by a position detecting part, a carriage moving time calculation part that calculates a first moving time (B) and a second moving time (C), and a line feed time calculation part that calculates a third time (A). The first moving time is a period during which the carriage moves from a carriage position to the position detection part after print completion, and the second moving time is a period during which the carriage moves from the position detection part to a next print starting position. The third time (A) is a period during which the recording medium is carried from the print completion to the next print position. The position control part executes an origin point confirmation operation of the carriage when (B+C<A).

Abstract: A caster mount assembly for a front caster of a wheelchair. The assembly includes a first rotatable body having a first plurality of non-uniformly spaced apart apertures and a second rotatable body having a second plurality of non-uniformly spaced apart apertures. The first and second rotatable bodies may be rotated relative to one another along a common axis of rotation to align a selected one of the first apertures with a selected one of the second apertures. The first rotatable body is non-rotatably coupled to the second rotatable body by a first coupler after the selected first aperture and second aperture have been aligned. A bearing fork assembly is non-rotatably coupled to the second rotatable body for rotation therewith. The second rotatable body may be rotated to orient an upright pivot pin of the bearing fork assembly substantially perpendicular to a support surface.

Abstract: A wheel supporting mechanism for adjusting height of a housing supported by the wheels is provided. The wheel supporting mechanism includes wheels supporting a housing; an axle extending from each of the wheels; a wheel mounting member, which has a bearing rotatably supporting the axle, and which has a first end portion and a second end portion; a pivot supporting portion, which pivotally supports the wheel mounting member in relation to the housing; a pivot restriction member that restricts pivoting of the wheel mounting member by being engaged with a vicinity of the second end portion; and an adjustment member that adjusts a height of the housing in relation to the wheel by restricting a pivoting range of the wheel mounting member by connecting the pivot restriction member to the housing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to castor wheel assemblies, in particular but not exclusively, to castor wheel assemblies of a type suitable for use with trolleys, for example supermarket trolleys or luggage trolleys. Embodiments of the invention provide a swivel castor wheel assembly configured to support an object to be moved across a surface, the assembly comprising a swivel castor wheel having an axis of wheel rotation and a steering axis and mounted on a first member, wherein the first member is configured for connection to the object in such a way that the steering axis can be moved between first and second different rake angles without substantially changing a height of the object over the surface.

Abstract: A leveling leg and wheel assembly for an appliance, including a first member having a first end attached to the appliance, and a second end opposite to the first end; a second member, one of the first member and the second member being slidably disposed in the other of the first member and the second member; a roller fixedly disposed relative to the first member and extending downward beyond the second end; a threaded sleeve fixedly disposed relative to the first member; and a leveling leg having an upper end, a lower end and a threaded portion therebetween, the threaded portion threadedly engaging the threaded sleeve so that rotation of the leveling leg causes the leveling leg to move, relative to the threaded sleeve, between a first position where the roller engages a ground surface and a second position where the leveling leg engages the ground surface.

Abstract: A caster mount assembly for a front caster of a wheelchair. The assembly includes a first rotatable body having a first plurality of non-uniformly spaced apart apertures and a second rotatable body having a second plurality of non-uniformly spaced apart apertures. The first and second rotatable bodies may be rotated relative to one another along a common axis of rotation to align a selected one of the first apertures with a selected one of the second apertures. The first rotatable body is non-rotatably coupled to the second rotatable body by a first coupler after the selected first aperture and second aperture have been aligned. A bearing fork assembly is non-rotatably coupled to the second rotatable body for rotation therewith. The second rotatable body may be rotated to orient an upright pivot pin of the bearing fork assembly substantially perpendicular to a support surface.

Abstract: A wheeled center stand for motorcycles. The center stand incorporates a spine rotatably attached to a frame, and at least one leg rigidly attached to the spine. The frame is attached to a motorcycle frame cross-member. At least one wheel is rotatably mounted to an extreme of a leg opposite the spine. The center stand may be extended and retracted conventionally, using a foot lever mounted to one of the legs. The wheels may be swiveling wheels or non-swiveling wheels. In the preferred embodiment, each non-swiveling wheel was mounted at a 20 degree offset relative to a stand centerline. When extended, a motorcycle to which the wheeled center stand is mounted may be rotated relative to a surface upon which it rests, such as a garage floor, with a minimum of effort. Nut plates are also taught which facilitate the mounting of the stand to a motorcycle frame cross-member.

Abstract: A leveling leg and wheel assembly for an appliance, including a first member having a first end attached to the appliance, and a second end opposite to the first end; a second member, one of the first member and the second member being slidably disposed in the other of the first member and the second member; a roller fixedly disposed relative to the first member and extending downward beyond the second end; a threaded sleeve fixedly disposed relative to the first member; and a leveling leg having an upper end, a lower end and a threaded portion therebetween, the threaded portion threadly engaging the threaded sleeve so that rotation of the leveling leg causes the leveling leg to move, relative to the threaded sleeve, between a first position where the roller engages a ground surface and a second position where the leveling leg engages the ground surface.