A multi-terrain cart, comprising a cart body, two front and two rear non-pivoting wheels, a swivel wheel positioned forwardly or rearwardly to the front and rear non-pivoting wheels, respectively, an actuator for applying a downward force to the swivel wheel which causes the swivel wheel to be set at an operative position and two of the non-pivoting wheels to be raised relative to an underlying ground surface, and means for setting an angle of the swivel wheel relative to a lengthwise extending centerline of the cart body to cause the cart to rotate about a center of rotation that is determined by the set angle of the swivel wheel.

The present invention provides a system for moving an object within an environment, wherein the system includes: one or more modular wheels configured to move the object, wherein the one or more modular wheels include: a body configured to be attached to the object; a wheel; a drive configured to rotate the wheel; a sensor mounted to the body; and, one or more processing devices configured to control the one or more modular wheels in accordance with signals from the sensor to thereby rotate the wheel and move the object.

A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure and at least one caster assembly coupled to the structure to facilitate movement of the structure along a floor. Each caster assembly comprises a wheel, an actuator moveable between three actuator positions, a steer lock assembly moveable by the actuator between a steer and non-steer locked state, and a brake assembly movable by the actuator between a braked and unbraked state. The brake assembly includes a plunger, a retainer coupled to the plunger, a brake pad for sliding movement along the retainer, and a brake biasing element disposed between the plunger and the brake pad to urge the brake pad away from the plunger such that movement of the actuator to place the brake assembly in the braked state simultaneously brings the brake pad into engagement with the wheel and slides the brake pad along the retainer to compress the biasing element.

A dual-state caster apparatus having a caster head with a state-change pivot configured to change the steering axis of the caster apparatus. A braking system with a brake control cable is incorporated into the caster apparatus wherein the state-change pivot and the braking system are configured to allow a wheel to swivel without interference with the brake control cable.

A portable wheelchair is collapsible for ease of development, handling and transport, while also providing a front steer configuration and a rear steer configuration.

A portable wheelchair is collapsible for ease of development, handling and transport, while also providing a front steer configuration and a rear steer configuration.

A person support apparatus includes a base frame with a plurality of caster wheel assemblies, each of the caster wheel assemblies including a caster brake actuator movable between a total braking position and a non-braking position. A linkage system is coupled to the caster brake actuators for controlling the caster brake actuators and is operable to move the caster brake actuators between their total braking positions and their non-braking positions. The linkage system is configured to compensate for tolerances in the linkage system wherein the linkage system can control the caster brake actuators to simultaneously move between their total braking positions and their non-braking positions.

Disclosed are: a caster mounted on a teaching aid including a whiteboard, or furniture, etc. so as to conveniently and stably convert between a movement state and a stopping state; and a whiteboard including the caster. The present invention relates to a caster comprising: a wheel which is coupled to the lower end of a fixing shaft having a male screw formed on the upper side thereof so that a nut is fastened; a wheel moving means which comprises a slide member and an eccentric rotation member, wherein the slide member has a shaft hole punched on the central part thereof so as to allow the fixing shaft of the wheel to be penetrated and fastened by the nut, and has a working shaft hole formed on the circumferential surface thereof, and the eccentric rotation member has an eccentric shaft formed at one side thereof and a shaft bolt formed protrudingly from the center part of the other side thereof, the eccentric shaft being fitted into the working shaft hole of the slide member; a main body which comprises a first operating space, a second operating space, a third operating space, and a female screw, wherein the first operating space is penetrated at the central part thereof in the vertical direction so that the slide member is fitted thereto and can move up and down, the second operating space enables the wheel to rotate and move up and down, the third operating space is penetrated in the horizontal direction so that an eccentric member is fitted thereto and the eccentric shaft can be introduced into the first operating space, and the female screw is formed on the upper part of the main body for the fastening purpose; a working lever which has a coupling hole punched on the central part thereof, the coupling hole being fitted into the shaft bolt of the eccentric rotation member; a fixing nut which is screw-coupled to the shaft bolt of the eccentric rotation member so as to fix the working lever; and a fixing means which comprises a first fixing part or a second fixing part so as to prevent the eccentric rotation member fitted into the third operating space of the main body from being detached and stop the rotation of the eccentric rotation member. The caster is mounted on a pedestal fixed to the lower end of a column frame on which the whiteboard is mounted.

A first embodiment provides a manually operable castor assembly for a hospital bed, including a wheel unit fittable to a bed frame and provided with a lock actuator. A sensor unit is provided with a trigger element and a sensor element, the trigger element being located on the manually operable brake actuator and the sensor element being located on the wheel unit. Another embodiment provides a manually operable safety side panel assembly including a hinge assembly coupled to the panel element and attachable to a bed frame, and a sensor unit including a trigger element and a sensor element, the trigger element being located on the manually operable actuator and the sensor element being located on a part of the side panel or hinge assembly. Monitoring apparatus monitors the manually operable bed safety device and including a control unit coupled to the sensor unit and an indicator unit controllable by the control unit and operable to give an indication of the state of the device.

A first embodiment provides a manually operable castor assembly for a hospital bed, including a wheel unit fittable to a bed frame and provided with a lock actuator. A sensor unit is provided with a trigger element and a sensor element, the trigger element being located on the manually operable brake actuator and the sensor element being located on the wheel unit. Another embodiment provides a manually operable safety side panel assembly including a hinge assembly coupled to the panel element and attachable to a bed frame, and a sensor unit including a trigger element and a sensor element, the trigger element being located on the manually operable actuator and the sensor element being located on a part of the side panel or hinge assembly. Monitoring apparatus monitors the manually operable bed safety device and including a control unit coupled to the sensor unit and an indicator unit controllable by the control unit and operable to give an indication of the state of the device.