Safety caster assembly
View Patent ↗A safety caster assembly comprising a beam assembly. The beam assembly having a pair of side plates. The safety caster assembly further comprising a safety mechanism assembly. The safety mechanism assembly having a pair of shear plates and each shear plate of the pair of shear plates has a bolt receiver corresponding to the slot. The safety caster assembly further comprising a wheel assembly. The safety caster assembly further comprising a structural cradle assembly. The structural cradle assembly having a mount. The structural cradle assembly further having a cradle positioned on the mount. The safety caster assembly having a fastener assembly.
1 . A safety caster assembly comprising:
a beam assembly having:
a pair of side plates, each side plate of the pair of side plates having a slot; and
a plurality of cross section plates; and
a safety mechanism assembly having:
a pair of shear plates and each shear plate of the pair of shear plates has a bolt receiver corresponding to the slot; and
a wheel assembly having:
a structural plate positioned between each side plate of the pair of side plates; and
a wheel support positioned and coupled to a bottom of the structural plate; and
a free floating wheel coupled to a lower portion of the wheel support; and
a structural cradle assembly having:
a mount;
a cradle positioned on the mount; and
a fastener assembly having a bolt positioned through the bolt receiver and the slot.
2 . The safety caster assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bolt free floats inside the bolt receiver and the slot.
3 . The safety caster assembly of claim 2 , wherein the pair of shear plates are positioned at a rear end of each side plate.
4 . The safety caster assembly of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of cross section plates are positioned perpendicular to the pair of side plates.
5 . The safety caster assembly of claim 4 , wherein the pair of shear plates, deform when a weight applied exceeds 500 pounds.
6 . The safety caster assembly of claim 5 , wherein the cradle positioned on the mount forms a lift receiver.
7 . The safety caster assembly of claim 6 , wherein the bolt receiver is positioned on an outer edge of the pair of side plates.
8 . The safety caster assembly of claim 7 , wherein the wheel assembly includes a structural plate.
9 . The safety caster assembly of claim 8 , wherein the wheel assembly further includes a wheel support.
10 . The safety caster assembly of claim 9 , wherein the wheel support further includes a plurality of receiver ports positioned at each edge of the wheel support.
11 . The safety caster assembly of claim 10 , wherein the wheel support further includes an axel connector positioned at the lower portion of the wheel support.
12 . The safety caster assembly of claim 11 , wherein the structural plate is positioned between the pair of side plates.
13 . The safety caster assembly of claim 12 , wherein the cradle is u-shaped.
14 . The safety caster assembly of claim 13 , wherein the mount further includes a mount connector.
15 . The safety caster assembly of claim 14 , wherein the cradle further includes a cradle connector.
16 . The safety caster assembly of claim 15 , wherein the cradle connector is positioned in a central region of the cradle and parallel to the mount connector.