Patent ID: 7810769

Claim:
A support for an article of furniture, comprising: a laterally extending support member defining an outwardly facing end opening and a downwardly facing recess spaced inwardly from the end opening; a wheel positioned within the downwardly facing recess; a wheel retainer arrangement secured to the support member at the outwardly facing end opening, wherein the wheel is rotatably and removably supported by the wheel retainer arrangement; and an end member secured to the support member over the outwardly facing end opening, wherein the wheel includes a central laterally extending passage, and wherein the wheel retainer arrangement includes a removable axle member having an elongated shank with a smooth surface through its length that extends through the central passage, wherein the wheel is rotatable on the axle member and the axle member is slidable into and out of a position along a lower wall of the support member to expedite assembly and disassembly of the wheel and the axle separately relative to the support member, wherein the wheel retainer arrangement further includes an axle retainer that fixes the axle member in a pair of locations on either side of the wheel, the axle retainer comprising an axle bracket defining a pair of spaced apart walls and a space within which the wheel is located, wherein the axle bracket is received within a passage extending inwardly from the open end area of the support member and the axle member is engaged with the pair of spaced apart walls of the axle bracket to fix the axle member in the pair of locations on either side of the wheel, wherein the axle bracket is secured to the lower wall of the support member via a fastener that extends between and is engaged with the axle bracket and the lower wall of the support member.