Patent ID: 11883338
Assignee: BRINTAL LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  H | IPC A  B  H

Claim 0:
1. A caster-wheel assembly for a vehicle, the caster-wheel assembly comprising:
a housing;
a switch coupled to the housing, the switch being configured to disengage or engage a propulsion means or a braking means of the vehicle;
a castering wheel bracket configured to receive a wheel, wherein the castering wheel bracket is rotatably mounted about a caster pivot axis with respect to the housing;
biasing means configured to provide a biasing force such that the castering wheel bracket is biased away from the housing; and
a switch-actuating member coupled to the castering wheel bracket such that movement of the castering wheel bracket towards the housing and against the biasing force causes the switch-actuating member to actuate the switch.