Patents by Inventor Arnolf Schulte

Arnolf Schulte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12138961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a caster for movable objects, and more particularly a bed caster, and at least comprises: a running wheel; a fork receiving said running wheel; a guide tube which is designed to be swivelable relative to the fork via at least one bearing; locking means provided on the fork side; and a braking system which can be brought into operative connection with the running wheel and is designed to block rotation of the wheels, characterised in that the braking system includes a brake shoe, a brake spindle, a guide pin and a cup-shaped guide element, wherein the brake spindle has groove-shaped guides, the cup-shaped guide element is provided with projections, and the projections can be brought into operative connection with the guides of the brake spindle in order to form the anti-rotation means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: COLSON ROLLEN GMBH
    Inventor: Arnolf Schulte
  • Publication number: 20230219368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a caster for movable objects, and more particularly a bed caster, and at least comprises: a running wheel; a fork receiving said running wheel; a guide tube which is designed to be swivelable relative to the fork via at least one bearing; locking means provided on the fork side; and a braking system which can be brought into operative connection with the running wheel and is designed to block rotation of the wheels, characterised in that the braking system includes a brake shoe, a brake spindle, a guide pin and a cup-shaped guide element, wherein the brake spindle has groove-shaped guides, the cup-shaped guide element is provided with projections, and the projections can be brought into operative connection with the guides of the brake spindle in order to form the anti-rotation means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Arnolf Schulte
  • Publication number: 20170106696
    Abstract: A castor for movable objects, in particular a bed castor, at least includes a running wheel, a fork receiving the same one, a guiding tube which is swiveling with respect to the fork via at least one bearing, a lock provided on the side of the fork as well as a brake system which is rotation-proof and can be operatively connected to the running wheel. The brake system includes an essentially cylindrical fixing element which is profiled on one side and can be operatively connected to a polygonal safety element on the side of the fork for forming the rotation lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: AS Rollen GmbH
    Inventor: Arnolf SCHULTE
  • Patent number: 5014391
    Abstract: A lockable caster wheel, in particular for movable hospital beds, has a fastening pin (1) and a swivel arm (8) which is positioned in a swivel bearing (7) with respect to said fastening pin. A wheel carrier (10), which bears at least one wheel (13), can swivel at the swivel arm (8) and is braced in a flexible manner via a wheel spring (20) against said swivel arm. A locking bolt (21), which is arranged coaxially to the fastening pin (1) and can be moved in the axial direction relative to said pin against the action of a lift spring (25) bears a brake lever (33), which blocks the wheel (13), and a mechanism for locking the swivel motion of the swivel arm (8), which encloses a locking disk (38a). The flexible axle (11) of the wheel carrier (10) runs parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheel (13) and intersects the longitudinal axis of the locking bolt (21). The brake lever (33) can be tilted in the wheel carrier (10) parallel to the flexible axle (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Inventor: Arnolf Schulte