Abstract: A caster supporting weight through a biasing device an elastomeric material, such as polyurethane, to elastomerically support the weight transmitted through the caster. The components are concisely related to each other, the elastic material is protected against damage, including excessive weight supporting forces, and in an embodiment of the invention, vertical caster adjustment is possible without affecting its elastomeric weight bearing characteristics.

Abstract: A set of add-on front castors or casters, configured for attachment to a conventional three wheeled jogging stroller. The add-on front castor set includes a crossbar with a first crossbar end, a second crossbar end and a mid-crossbar. A first castor mounts proximate the first crossbar end and a second castor mounts proximate the second crossbar end The add-on front castor set also includes a fork clamp that mounts proximate the mid-crossbar. The fork clamp is attachable to a front wheel fork of the jogging stroller. The front wheel fork is configured to accept a hubbed axle of the single forward wheel that is detachable to so that the front wheel fork can receive the fork clamp of the add-on front castor set. The fork clamp of the front castor set is attached to the front fork by first inserting the front fork between a top clamp plate a bottom clamp plate. A clamp screw threads between the top clamp plate and the bottom clamp plate, and a clamp knob is mounted to an end of the clamp screw.

Abstract: A bracket for a furniture unit including an upper mounting plate and a lower mounting plate, one of the upper and lower mounting plates providing a mount for a caster, the other of the upper and lower mounting plates providing a mount for a leveler. A bracket for a furniture unit including a substantially horizontal mounting plate provided with a substantially vertical aperture through which a leveler extends, the leveler having means for adjusting the leveler from a location above the bracket. A bracket for a furniture unit including an upper mounting plate and at least one sidewall depending therefrom which define a chamber open from below in which a caster is disposed.

Abstract: A ball support includes a cup having a passage formed through the cup and communicating with the chamber of the cup, and having a peripheral flange for attaching to an object. A rotary member and a number of balls are received and retained in the chamber of the cup. The cup includes an outer cut-off portion communicating with the chamber and the passage of the cup for allowing a cleaning agent to flow into the chamber of the cup. to clean the ball support. The peripheral flange includes a recess communicating with the passage and the cut-off portion of the cup.

Abstract: A free floating castor includes a wheel assembly mounted to move relative to a vertical axis of rotation at which it is attached to a trolley to provide space for the wheel to move freely within a fixed area. At least one shaft extends perpendicular to the vertical axis of rotation and the axis of rotation of the wheel on its axle. A bearing permits movement of the axle along the shaft in between two limits. In a second embodiment, a rotary joint assembly is connected between the vertical axis of rotation and the wheel to permit the wheel to revolve through 360° around a vertical axis of the rotary joint assembly.

Abstract: The caster wheel assembly includes a top plate with downwardly extending walls which terminate in bottom flanges to support the frame of a heavy cabinet. The caster wheel assembly further includes side flanges with eyelets through which screws or bolts pass to threaded apertures in the frame of the heavy cabinet. The top plate is configured to bend elastically and then inelastically in response to a force on the caster wheels, thereby reducing the force transmitted to the cabinet frame.

Abstract: A bracket for a furniture unit including an upper mounting plate and a lower mounting plate, one of the upper and lower mounting plates providing a mount for a caster, the other of the upper and lower mounting plates providing a mount for a leveler. A bracket for a furniture unit including a substantially horizontal mounting plate provided with a substantially vertical aperture through which a leveler extends, the leveler having means for adjusting the leveler from a location above the bracket. A bracket for a furniture unit including an upper mounting plate and at least one sidewall depending therefrom which define a chamber open from below in which a caster is disposed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wheelchair having side frames including tube sections having a tube-bend at the front bottom end of each in an area proximate to where a bearing housing is mounted. The bearing housing has an approximately vertical bearing bore for accommodating an upwardly directed axle pin of a steering fork for holding a caster. The bearing housing also has an adjustment device, which is integrated in the screw mounting, for adjusting the bearing housing with respect to the side frame in order to align the bearing bore perpendicular to the ground. The bearing housing is mounted to the tube-bend via a guide passage of a clamping shell, which is correspondingly curved and is open on one side. The clamping shell is fitted laterally to the tube-bend and, is displaceably guided and is fixable in the desired position by tightening at least one clamping screw.

Abstract: A kit for assembling modular support structures is described. The kit comprises structural members and joining means. The joining means further comprise straight members, angle members and "T"-shaped members. A variety of different support structures of different shapes and sizes can be assembled by inserting the ends of the structural members into the ends of the various joining means. Furthermore, angle members may be arranged to include wheeled means, allowing for the construction of mobile support structures.

Abstract: A free floating castor includes a wheel assembly mounted to move relative to a vertical axis of rotation at which it is attached to a trolley to provide space for the wheel to move freely within a fixed area. In one embodiment, two parallel shafts of a bracket assembly are attached to the wheel axle, one on each side, thus permitting the wheel axle to slide along the parallel shafts and in between two stoppers/limits. In a second embodiment, a rotary joint assembly is connected between a trailing arm bracket assembly and the bearing for attaching the castor to a trolley permitting the bracket assembly and the wheel assembly to revolve through 360.degree. in the horizontal plane around it.

Abstract: Multi-adjustable wheelchair with adjustability features which accommodate the physical size and comfort of the wheelchair user is disclosed and claimed. The wheelchair includes (1) wheelchair frame width adjustment, (2) wheelchair rear axle position adjustment, (3) wheelchair seat height and bucketing angle adjustment, (4) wheelchair seat base width and length adjustment, (5) wheelchair seat back angle adjustment and (6) wheelchair seat fore and aft position adjustment. The wheelchair also includes a truss structure wheelchair wheel caster fork that is lightweight, attractive, strong, durable, and inexpensive to produce.

Abstract: A plastic storage container with wheel assemblies having an axle pin rotatably fixed to the container, a secure lid latch having a double-wall construction to ease opening and closing as well as an offset hinge to allow protection of the latch during distribution, and an internal tray having dependent flanges which mate to the storage container to prevent the walls of the storage container from splaying.

Abstract: A ladder system comprising a ladder having side rails and a plurality of steps disposed between the side rails. The ladder system also is comprised of at least one corner brace for supporting a bottom step of the ladder. The corner brace is attached to a side rail of the ladder and the bottom step. Additionally, the ladder system is comprised of at least one caster assembly integrally attached to the corner brace for allowing the ladder to roll. Preferably, the caster assembly and corner brace are disposed on the ladder such that a predetermined weight placed on the ladder prevents the ladder from rolling. The corner brace is preferably comprised of a first portion, a second portion connected to the first portion and a third portion connected to the second portion. The first portion is attached to a bottom of the ladder. The second portion is attached to the caster assembly. Additionally, the third portion is attached to a rail of the ladder.

Abstract: A portable picnic table comprising a tabletop with a first pair of legs extending downwardly from a first end of the tabletop at an angle and a second pair of legs extending downwardly from a second end of the tabletop at the same angle as the first pair of legs. Structures on the outer side faces near bottom ends of the first pair of legs are for rolling the first pair of legs along the ground, when the second end of the tabletop is lifted up by the hands of a person and then pushed by the hands of the person. Elements on the bottom ends of the second pair of legs are for raising the second pair of legs off the ground when at rest, to compensate for the rolling structures on the first pair of legs, so as to maintain the tabletop in a true horizontal level position.

Abstract: A golf putter training device that includes a removeably attachable bracket and a roller mounted in the bracket. In one embodiment, the invention features a golf putter comprising a bracket removeably attachable to the bottom surface of a putter and a roller mounted in the bracket. The bracket of the training device is held onto the bottom face of the club head by mounting pins that fit into outwardly facing holes in the bottom surface of the putter. The bracket that holds the roller may be fabricated of a flexible material, such as spring steel or plastic. The roller is approximately 70% the length of the club head to provide friction to alert the user to a misaligned putting stroke.

Abstract: A retaining system for retaining casters and slides. The retaining system is adapted to be fastened to a cabinet-like receptacle having side walls and a bottom, and includes at least one retaining device. The retaining device is comprised of: a bracket adapted to be fastened to the side walls of the cabinet-like receptacle at the bottom thereof without the interposition of a bottom plate; and a plurality of plates, each of the plates having a receiving pin for receiving one of a caster and a slide and being embedded in the bracket.

Abstract: A wheel and leg assembly fastened to one short side of a travel bag at the bottom, including a leg assembly which fits over one corner of the short side and has an oblong hole on a horizontal extension thereof, and a wheel assembly, which fits over an opposite corner of the short side and has an oblong hole on a horizontal extension of the wheel holder thereof, the oblong hole on the leg assembly being overlapped on the oblong hole on the wheel holder and connected with it to the travel bag at the bottom by a rivet.

Abstract: A chest, footlocker, article of luggage or the like can be equipped with corner members having studs to provide feet for the article. The corner members can be retrofitted with roller members which have flanges in which the studs are received so that the article can be rolled where desired. The members have mating connections for coupling them together.

Abstract: The support assembly includes an upright member, an exterior support member adjacent to the upright member, the exterior support member being configured for being disposed between the upright member and an outer perimeter of a frame of a holding rack, a caster disposed substantially below the exterior support member, and the caster including an extension received in a hollow tube of an upright member. Another embodiment of the invention includes a holding rack having a frame defining an outer perimeter, and an upright member disposed at the outer perimeter of the frame that is a part of a support assembly, an exterior support member adjacent to the upright member, the exterior support member being configured for being disposed between the upright member and an outer perimeter of a frame of a holding rack. A caster is disposed substantially below the exterior support member, the caster including an extension received in a hollow tube of the upright member.

Abstract: A caddy is placed on a tank where the tank has receptacles beneath it for removably receiving casters. The caddy has support elements which are spaced apart at the spacing of the receptacles around the tank and the caddy being adapted to be placed on the tank with the support elements thereof removably fastened at the receptacles beneath the tank. A plurality of the receptacles around the tank enable the caddy to be placed at various positions around the tank. The invention is particularly useful with the tank of an electric vacuum cleaner.

Abstract: An improved caster assembly is provided having a load-bearing bushing rotationally disposed in a caster body and including at least one grooved recess about its perimeter wall. As the bushing rotates relative to the caster body, the grooved recess acts to dislodge dirt and particulate matter disposed between the outer surface of the perimeter wall of the bushing and the inner surface of the bore in the caster body. Rotation dislodges the particulate matter where gravity causes it to fall downwardly away from the bushing where it is displaced from the caster assembly through an open end of the caster body or suitable debris outlet.

Abstract: A front caster device for an infant stroller including a bulb integrally attached to distal end of a front leg, a mounting hub attached to the bottom of the bulb in a manner that the hub is axially rotatable with respect to the bulb, a locking device for selectively locking the hub in a pre-selected angle with respect to the bulb, a wheel mounting bracket hingedly attached to the hub and a cushion fitted between the hub and wheel mounting bracket for absorb vibration rendering greater comfort a baby contained in the stroller.

Abstract: A wheel assembly designed to be adhesively attached to an article. The assembly includes a mounting plate having an upper surface with an adhesive layer and a peel-away protective cover. The cover is designed to be removed to reveal the underlying adhesive layer. The mounting plate further includes a center portion and side portions which are pivotal relative to each other to enable the mounting plate to be adhesively attached to adjacent surfaces of the article. A pair of legs are formed in one piece with the mounting plate and extend away from the bottom surface. Each of the legs has a front edge and a rear edge. The front and rear edges of the legs are inwardly offset from the front and rear edges of the mounting plate to prevent the mounting plate from separating from the article. The pair of legs and the bottom surface of the mounting plate between the legs define a wheel channel. A relatively rigid insert is located within and conforms substantially to the wheel channel.

Abstract: A system for mounting, removal, and storage of a snowplow includes a caster removably mounted on the rear crossbar of the plow A-frame. The caster shaft is threaded for adjustability of the vertical position of the crossbar. Front wheels are removably mounted on the right and left ends of the plow blade.

Abstract: A wheel assembly and a picnic table with the wheel assembly attached thereto includes a bracket which has an arm portion and a mounting flange portion. The mounting flange portion is inclined at an angle of about 65.degree. with respect to the longitudinal extent of the upper edge of the arm portion. The flange portion is attached to inner face of the leg of the article of furniture such that the wheel which is located at the distal end of the arm portion is in close proximity to the underlying support surface. When attached to the leg of the article of furniture, the wheel is aligned with a side edge of the leg so that it does not form an obstruction which would be encountered by the legs of a person seated on the furniture in use.

Abstract: A detachable front wheel assembly for a pushcart including a sleeve being engagable onto a front leg of a pushcart. A dovetail slot is formed in the sleeve, and two openings communicate with the dovetail slot. A coupling shaft has a vertical dovetail and a protuberance formed on the vertical dovetail. The coupling shaft is insertable into the sleeve with the vertical dovetail slidably engaged within the dovetail slot of the sleeve. The front leg of the pushcart is insertable through the sleeve and then into the coupling shaft so that the coupling shaft and the front leg can be fixed together. Two guides are formed on the coupling shaft. The protuberance of the coupling shaft is engagable within either opening for determining the relative positions between the coupling shaft and the sleeve. A wheel seat with a front wheel is engagable onto the coupling shaft. An annular notch is formed at an intermediate position of the wheel seat so that the guides are limited and rotatable along the annular notch.

Abstract: Individual caster assemblies are removably mounted to the corners of an ISO container. Each of the caster assemblies includes "L" pins which selectably pass through openings formed in corner brackets of the container for receipt in blind bores formed within a caster assembly. The caster assemblies inlcude means for attaching a tow bar to permit transport of a caster-equipped container.

Abstract: A case having at least one wheel mounted adjacent the case's floor, that wheel being retractable interiorly of the case into a storage position and extendable exteriorly of the case below the floor where the case can roll on the wheel. One feature is that a retract operator connected to the wheel is manually movable in one of generally parallel and normal directions relative to the floor in order to retract the wheel into the storage position, and a separate extend operator also connected to the wheel is manually movable in the other of the generally parallel and normally directions relative to the floor in order to extend the wheel into the use position. Another feature is that a single spring motor is connected with both the retract and extend operator in order to continually bias both those operators toward one of each operator's first and second operational positions.

Abstract: A front caster device for facilitating directing an infant stroller which comprises a bracket for mounting an axle along a transverse axis for rotatably mounting a ground supporting wheel thereto having a socket having an inner flange and a bushing adapted to be rotatably fitted and engaged in the socket by means of at least a flexible detent extending outwardly and upwardly from periphery of the bushing which is attached to a distal end of a front leg of an infant stroller.

Abstract: A rolling drawer is disclosed having a drawer-like tray and at least one pair of wheel assemblies mounted on either side of the tray without the use of separate fasteners, tools and the like. The tray has a bottom panel and a pair of upstanding side panels connected to the side edges of the bottom panel. At least one cut-out opening is formed in the bottom panel along each of its side edges, and each side panel has an open ended slot communicating with a respective one of the cut-out openings and projecting upwardly therefrom. Each wheel assembly includes a bracket member having an elongated plate wider than the width dimension of the open ended slots and a pair of oppositely disposed L-shaped mounting lugs on the inner surface of the plate.

Abstract: A novel caster pad attachable to the bottom of a receptacle and adapted to receive and hold a replaceable caster assembly has a rectangular base with a flange at each of its four edges. A pair of opposite flanges have a hole near each end of the opposite flanges, the holes in one flange being in alignment with the holes in the opposite flange. A U-shaped rod has arms which can enter the holes of one flange and extend out of the holes of the opposite flange so that the plate of a caster assembly can be captured between the base of the caster pad and the arms of the U-shaped rod. Locking devices are applied to the end of one or both arms to lock the U-shaped rod in place with its arms extending through the aligned holes.

Abstract: A bracket is provided for connection to the top plate of a wheeled caster, that top plate being generally rectangular and having lateral width W.sub.1 and longitudinal length L.sub.1 dimension. The bracket defines a mounting plate having an upper surface; the bracket includes a longitudinally elongated cantilevered arm of lateral width W.sub.2 and longitudinal length L.sub.2 where L.sub.2 >W.sub.

Abstract: A direction setting device for rollers of a baby walker includes a pair of upper connectors, a pair of lower connectors rotatably connected to the upper connectors, and a control mechanism for permitting or preventing the relative rotation between the upper connectors and the lower connectors. The upper and lower connectors are utilized to connect the seat to the front rollers on the baby walker. Each of the upper connectors includes a spring biased key member. Each of the lower connectors includes a circumferential contacting surface capable of engagement with the key member and a key way in the contacting surface capable of engagement with the key member to prevent the relative rotation between the upper and lower connectors.

Abstract: Wheel support (10) for furniture or furniture parts of the type having a downwardly extending pin (4) adapted for mounting, preferably releasably mounting of a wheel support (10) in which a furniture wheel (19) can be mounted, and whereby the means of the furniture or furniture part to which the wheel support (10) is connected is a tube like or bar like means (1), and in which the wheel support (10) comprises a supporting part (11) having an upwards opening recess (17) at or close to one end thereof for localizing of the wheel support in the horizontal direction on the tube or bar like means (1) by pressing the wheel support onto said downwardly extending pin (4), and at or close to the opposite end a downwards opening bore (18) for a vertical support pin of the furniture wheel (19), and in which said supporting part (11) has an upper surface (12) adapted, in mounted condition, to be in contact with the bottom surface of the tube or bar like means (1) so as to support the entire wheel support (10) and thereby

Abstract: An adjustable roller assembly for supporting and leveling an appliance including a rail secured to the appliance and having a keyhole opening with a horizontal stationary base frame secured to the rail. A bracket having a bottom end is pivotally secured to the base frame and the top end of the bracket has a threaded nut spaced from the keyhole opening in the rail. A roller is rotatably secured to the bottom end of the bracket and is movable up and down relative to the stationary base frame in response to pivotal movement of the bracket. A horizontally disposed bolt having a head portion, a shank portion, a threaded portion, and an unthreaded terminal end portion is provided with the shank portion passing through the keyhole opening in the rail. The head portion is located on one side of the rail, and the threaded portion on the opposite side of the rail and threadingly engages the nut.

Abstract: A suitcase is provided with a rotating wheel 13 or roller mounted for rotation on axle 19. The axle 19 is secured to a resilient shock absorbing structure in the form of a disk of hard rubber 23, which in turn is secured to a mounting plate 24 fixed to the suitcase wall or shell 26. This arrangement allows vibrations resulting from contact of the wheel with the ground to be absorbed before they reach the case.

Abstract: A wheeled suitcase is provided in which each of the wheels (6) comprises a cylindrical running strip (13) integral with a central hub (14) having an external annular rib (15), a support (16) comprising studs (17) spaced at equal distances from a bore (18) coaxial with the hub and each ending in a radial lug (19) under which the rib (15) of the hub fits and a shaft (20) passing through the bore (18) of the support to penetrate inside the hub (14), one of the ends of this shaft bearing a plate (21) applied against the face of the support (16) which is opposite the studs (17) whereas its other end comprises an annular groove (22) cooperating with a complementary annular rib (23) formed inside the hub, means (32) being provided for securing the plate (21) and the support (16) inside the housing (7) formed in the external face of the corresponding shell (1).

Abstract: A dual purpose bracket is provided for cooperating with a corner post structure to join adjacent sides of a piece of furniture and to mount a caster-receiving socket. This dual purpose bracket comprises a single strip of substantially flat material formed to define a pair of substantially symmetrical joining portions and a socket-receiving portion intermediate and continuous with these joining portions. Each of the joining portions includes a portion locatable substantially coplanar with one of the adjacent sides to be joined and attachable to one adjacent side and to the corner post. The socket-receiving portion comprises a curved surface projecting inwardly with respect to an imaginary corner defined by the adjacent sides, the curvature thereof being similar to the curvature of at least a portion of the caster-receiving socket to receive the caster-receiving socket inwardly of the corner post.

Abstract: A wheel kit for mobilizing a picnic table and the like, comprising a handle assembly adapted to be attached to a horizontal member for lifting one end of the table and one or two wheel assemblies adapted to be attached to a leg or leg members at the opposite end of the table is disclosed. When the table is lifted by the handle assembly, the wheels of the wheel assemblies serve to move the table over the ground. The assemblies have thin sheet metal bracket members including L-shaped portions and channel-forming rims which are secured to the respective table members by fasteners such as screws and/or nails. Each bracket member has a horizontal part that is interposed between the respective leg end and the ground while the associated horizontal part carries the wheel at a fixed distance from the horizontal part and thus the ground. Thus the wheel is always properly positioned for ground clearance with the table horizontal and ground engagement when tilted.

Abstract: A detachable luggage-supporting, ground-engaging convertible accessory unit comprises a base member and at least one slide member which is guided for sliding movement on the base member. The base member is secured to a piece of luggage. A caster roller device is mounted on one slide member to form a caster roller assembly. A runner skid is connected to another slide member to form a skid-type runner assembly. A cantilever leaf spring on the base member snappingly engages each slide member for interconnecting the base member and the respective slide member with snap-type action. An access opening is formed on each slide member to expose the spring to permit a disassembly tool to remove the slide member from the base member, to thereby effect the rapid interchange of one caster roller assembly for another, or for the skid-type runner assembly. The slide member covers the spring except at the access opening so that the members are not readily detachable during luggage transport.

Abstract: A method for making a castor assembly having an upper fixing plate and a swivelling fork connected to a wheel comprising the steps of splitting the edge of a central aperture in a plate member forming the fixing plate, forming the cage to define a race for rolling elements, forming the remainder of said plate member, to a cup shape including an edge flange disposed in a plane surface spaced axially from said race and covering the fixing plate with a cover having extensions cooperating with said edge flange.

Abstract: A caster assembly adapted for incorporation in the frame of a suitcase, the caster assembly comprising a caster housing with a housing recess enclosing a major portion of the swivelable caster wheel, housing side walls limiting its swivel range, and a swivel bearing with a stationary journal plate attachable to the bottom wall of the caster housing by means of a slot-engaging protrusion and rivets. The caster housing may be an integral part of the suitcase frame.

Abstract: A golf bag carrying golf cart is disclosed which is easily stored in a collapsed compact position. A tricycle steering wheel is mounted on an arm which fits telescopically on an upwardly arching segment of a main column. The arching segment is secured by a pin to the main column in either a down position wherein the wheel is extended to a steering position or in an up position wherein the wheel is in a compact upwardly and inwardly projecting position such that the wheel is suspended by its own weight in a position approximately conforming to the upwardly arching segment of the main column.

Abstract: An enclosed axle, inclined wheel caster including a generally disc like pivot support, or body frame member, which may be flat or dished, carrying an axle and a supporting wheel member rotatably mounted on the axle, both of such members being made from stampings, moulding or forgings and a cover formed of opposed saucers, or cupped members, or combinations of these forms, attached to each of the members to give the swivelable caster a generally enclosed form. As an alternative form of the invention, one or both the body frame member and the supporting wheel member may be made as castings, or mouldings each having light weight opposed saucers, cupped, bulged or non-bulged truncated cone forms attached thereto to provide a covering for the body frame and axle of the completed caster.

Abstract: A fixture for luggage which has a flexible outer casing housing independent bottom and end panels disposed in substantially right angular relation to each other, the fixture having a base plate adapted to be mounted on the casing in fixed relation to the bottom panel adjacent to the end panel; a mounting plate borne by the base plate in upstanding relation; and a pivot assembly secured on the mounting plate and adapted to mount the end panel for pivotal movement about an axis substantially parallel to the bottom panel.

Abstract: A wheel unit for attachment with like units to for example a cardboard box to create a wheeled toy for a child comprises a mounting member having three generally orthogonal parts defining a corner for receiving a corner of the cardboard box, a wheel rotatably mounted on the mounting member, and means for fixing the mounting member to the cardboard box.

Abstract: A caster pad permanently attachable to the underside of a receptacle to permit a caster to be quickly mounted to the receptacle by insertion into the caster pad and to be quickly removed from the receptacle by releasing it from the caster pad. In one embodiment, the caster pad employs no specialized parts but instead is formed from a single piece of sheet metal to which standard bolts are affixed for locking the caster into the caster pad. In addition to the bolts, the caster pad consists of a unitary piece of metal whose edges are bent out of the plane of its flat central portion to form flanges which help to retain the caster and which include threaded holes for attaching the bolts.

Abstract: An assembly including a mechanism for retaining a rotatable member, such as a caster, mounted on an elongated member, on a support. The support, such as, for example, the bottom of a sofa, has a bore hole for receiving the elongated member. A planar metal plate having a central opening is secured to the support so that its opening is aligned with the bore hole. A plurality of teeth are struck from the metal plate so as to project outwardly from a side face of the plate. The struck teeth leave a plurality of corresponding slots in the plate. The plate is secured to the support bearing the bore hole. A resilient member having a central opening is positioned between the plate and the support so as to be in alignment with the opening in the plate and the bore hole. When attaching the elongated member, on which the roller is mounted, to the support, the elongated member will pass through the opening in the plate and the resilient member into the bore hole.

Abstract: A castor assembly comprising a swivelling fork and a an upper fixing plate having, respectively, an integrally formed inner and outer bearing race, and a plastic cover providing lock-nuts for mounting and an aperture for channeling lubricant to the bearing.

Abstract: A caster bracket is fabricated from a single flat metal plate deformed to define a caster stud receiving curl; a pair of side plates and a connecting plate. The side plates are formed integrally with the connecting plate and are arranged in an essentially right angular relationship relative to both each other and the connecting plate, whereas the curl is defined by curling an extension plate formed integrally with one of the side plates. Preferably, fabrication is completed by bonding a free edge of the curl to its associated side plate and by bonding a free edge of the other side plate to the curl.