Patents Assigned to Waxman Industries, Inc.
  • Caster assembly with sliding side support piece
    Patent number: 6728991
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a caster assembly for supporting an object. The assembly includes a caster wheel, a support member rotatably supporting the wheel and first and second side support pieces mounted on the support member. The support member includes a base support surface for engaging and supporting a bottom surface of an object. The first side support piece includes a first support surface adapted to engage and support a first side surface of the object. The second side support piece includes a second support surface adapted to engage and support a second side surface of the object. At least one of the side support pieces is slidably mounted on the support member and is adapted to be moved relative to the other side support piece to permit adjustment of a distance between the between the first and second side support surfaces to accommodate objects of different widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Waxman Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Yeung Anthony Lai, John Henry Schaffeld
  • Caster assembly with sliding side support piece
    Publication number: 20030192145
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a caster assembly for supporting an object. The assembly includes a caster wheel, a support member rotatably supporting the wheel and first and second side support pieces mounted on the support member. The support member includes a base support surface for engaging and supporting a bottom surface of an object. The first side support piece includes a first support surface adapted to engage and support a first side surface of the object. The second side support piece includes a second support surface adapted to engage and support a second side surface of the object. At least one of the side support pieces is slidably mounted on the support member and is adapted to be moved relative to the other side support piece to permit adjustment of a distance between the between the first and second side support surfaces to accommodate objects of different widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Waxman Industries,Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Yeung Anthony Lai, John Henry Schaffeld
  • Caster assembly with multi-position support pieces
    Patent number: 6550100
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a caster assembly for supporting an object. The caster assembly includes a caster, a caster axle and a pair of support pieces, at least one of the support pieces being rotatably mounted on the caster axle. The support pair of support pieces each include at least two perpendicular support surfaces thereby providing for a plurality of support configurations for supporting objects having various shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Waxman Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Ian Drucker, John Henry Schaffeld
  • Caster assembly with multi-position support pieces
    Publication number: 20020144375
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a caster assembly for supporting an object. The caster assembly includes a caster, a caster axle and a pair of support pieces, at least one of the support pieces being rotatably mounted on the caster axle. The support pair of support pieces each include at least two perpendicular support surfaces thereby providing for a plurality of support configurations for supporting objects having various shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Waxman Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Ian Drucker, John Henry Schaffeld