Patent ID: 6961976

Claim:
A caster assembly for luggage comprising: a) a support section connected to a bottom of the luggage and having a cavity having: i) an upright front wall; and ii) and a slanted rear wall; b) a wheel mount pivotally connected to a bottom of the support section and having a positioning slot and a caster; c) a bearing located between the support section and the wheel mount; and d) a pendulum member located in the cavity and being movable between engaged and disengaged positions, the pendulum member being pivotally connected to the support section at an upper section thereof, the pendulum member is spaced apart from the caster in both the engaged and disengaged positions, wherein, when the luggage is tilted in a predetermined direction, the pendulum member pivoting to the engaged position and a lower section thereof is inserted into the positioning slot of the wheel mount locking the wheel mount in a predetermined position, and, when the luggage is in an upright position, the pendulum member pivoting to the disengaged position and the lower section of the pendulum member separating from the positioning slot of the wheel mount allowing the wheel mount to rotate.