Caster wheel with constant force mechanism
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Mar 14, 2017
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Oct 1, 2015
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May 1, 2014
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Abstract
A wheel assembly for a material handling vehicle includes a chassis, a first caster wheel mounted to the chassis, a second caster wheel mounted to the chassis, a torsion bar coupling the first caster wheel to the second caster wheel, and a constant force mechanism coupled to at least one of the first caster wheel, the second caster wheel and the torsion bar. The first and second caster wheels are displaceable in at least one dimension, and the constant force mechanism imparts a substantially constant force opposing a displacement in the at least one dimension.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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THE RAYMOND CORPORATION | 20 SOUTH CANAL STREET GREENE NY 13778 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- B60G Class
- 528 Applications Filed
- 481 Patents Issued To-Date
- 91.10 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Brown, Michael V | Endicott, US | 11 | 138 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 138 | |||
Doak, William | Apalachin, US | 3 | 16 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 16 | |||
Finnegan, Paul F | Windsor, US | 5 | 45 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 45 | |||
Goncalves, Fernando D | Binghamton, US | 17 | 66 |
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 66 | |||
Sigman, Greg | Sherburne, US | 4 | 22 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 22 |
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