Patent ID: 8312595

Claim:
A castor wheel construction for a furniture piece, comprising a hub including an annular supporting element supporting a cylinder having two end portions, each of said two end portions having a wheel mounted, thereon, said annular supporting element also including a vertical attachment portion for receiving a peg element integral with said furniture piece to allow said castor wheel construction to turn about a vertical axis, each said wheel comprising a cylindric portion operating as a tread, coupled to a flange portion, said annular supporting element comprising a cylindric seat that engages said cylinder, said cylinder comprising a cylinder ridge portion that is fixedly engaged in a longitudinal seat formed on a surface of said cylindric seat for preventing said cylinder from rotating with respect to said annular supporting element, said castor wheel construction having a fender-like covering element, applied to said vertical attachment portion of said hub for supporting said fender-like covering element, wherein said annular supporting element also comprises a pair of seats where each seat has therein, an elastic blade element that forms a spring brake for each of said wheels.