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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Applicant:
Darryl R. Pauls, Visalia, CA (US);
Inventor:
Darryl R. Pauls, Visalia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sunrise Medical HHG Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B033/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A caster wheel assembly for a wheeled device, such as a wheelchair, includes a housing suitable for connection to a wheeled device, a caster fork configured to mount a caster wheel for rotation, and a caster bolt connected to the caster fork and inserted into the housing for rotation within the housing. Also included is a damping insert applying a biasing force between the caster bolt and the housing to dampen the rotation of the caster bolt with respect to the housing.