Patent ID: 7694386

Claim:
An improvement in a caster wheel assembly having a wheel rotatably supported on a central axle, the wheel including a generally planar first side, a generally planer second side, and an outer peripheral surface therebetween, the improvement comprising: a caster wheel cover including: a generally circular, floor engaging portion having an inner surface engageable with the outer peripheral surface of the wheel, an outer surface engageable with a supporting surface, and first and second sides; and first and second sidewalls projecting from corresponding sides of the floor engaging portion, each sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface; wherein: the inner surface of the first sidewall overlaps at least a portion of the first side of the wheel and the inner surface of the second sidewall overlaps at least a portion of the second side of the wheel; the inner surface of the first sidewall lying in a first plane laterally spaced from the first side of the wheel; and the inner surface of the second sidewall lying in a second plane laterally spaced from the second side of the wheel.