Patent ID: 9586442
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B60B,B62B

Claim:
1. A retractable caster assembly comprising: a caster wheel assembly having a body, a yoke attached to the body, an axle attached to the yoke, a wheel rotatably mounted to the axle, and two guide members attached to and extending outwardly from the body; and a frame having two plates spaced from each other, each plate defining a slot having a first end and a second end, the plates being oriented so that the slots are aligned, the guide members extending through the slots so that the caster wheel assembly is movable along the slots as guided by the guide members, the slots and caster wheel assembly configured so that when the caster wheel assembly is at the first end of the slots the wheel is in a retracted position, the slots and caster wheel assembly configured so that when the caster wheel assembly is at the second end of the slots the wheel is in an extended position.