A foldable beach wagon with steerable front wheels is disclosed. The wagon has a frame having a first end assembly, an opposing second end assembly and a floor assembly connected between the first end assembly and the second end assembly. A steering link is pivotally connected to the wagon frame adjacent the first end assembly, and a handle is pivotally connected to the steering link. When the steering link is pivoted by the handle a tie rod moves laterally to pivot the front wheels for turning the wagon. A hanger assembly is connected to the wagon frame adjacent the second end assembly. The hangar assembly is adapted to receive one or more chairs. Fenders are provided over the rear wheels to block engagement of the chairs with the rear wheels of the wagon.

A cart assembly that is designed to hold and transport one or more ball hoppers. The ball hoppers have baskets that are supported by legs. The baskets are configured to hold some type of ball, such as a tennis ball or a golf ball. The cart assembly can transport the ball hoppers as they are standing on legs. The cart assembly has a platform that is supported by wheels. The wheels provide the platform with the ability to roll. Receptacles are present on the platform. The receptacles are sized, shaped and positioned to receive the legs of a ball hopper when the ball hopper is placed on the platform. Once a ball hopper is attached to the platform, the ball hopper becomes part of the cart assembly and can roll with the cart assembly from point to point.

To be self-propelled in a simple configuration and to perform manual operation smoothly and briskly. A driving wheel includes: a base portion; a rotating shaft (first shaft) rotatably provided with respect to the base portion; a rotation member rotatably provided around the rotating shaft; a drive shaft (second shaft) provided on the rotation member orthogonally to the rotating shaft; a drive wheel provided on the rotation member and rotatable around the drive shaft; a drive unit provided on the rotation member and configured to rotationally drive the drive wheel; and a lock mechanism configured to permit rotation of the rotation member with respect to the base portion, and meanwhile, to deter the rotation of the rotation member with respect to the base portion.

A braking and steering control apparatus to help a user stop, secure and move an object across a surface. The apparatus is particularly useful for securing and moving objects that are moveably supported on the surface by a wheel assembly, such as a caster, carriage and wheel float. The apparatus attaches to or is integral with a wheel assembly, an object or an item associated with the object. The apparatus has a wheeled action arm assembly, a reaction arm and a plurality of levers, links and pedals that are pivotally connected to the action arm assembly and reaction arm that allow the user to select whether the apparatus will allow safe, easy movement of an object or whether the object will be safely and effectively secured on a surface. The user selects the braking or steering operation and operates the controls using one of his or her feet.

In a method for monitoring an electromagnetically actuable brake, which has an energizable coil that interacts with a tractive electromagnet situated so as to be linearly movable, and a vehicle having an electromagnetically actuable brake, the current flowing through the coil is acquired, the acquired current value in particular being conveyed to an evaluation unit, the voltage applied at the coil is intermittently increased, and a relative position of the tractive electromagnet with respect to the coil is determined from the thereby induced current characteristic, in particular the characteristic of the current rise, it is particularly determined from the ascertained position whether the brake is in the applied state or in the released state, the tractive electromagnet in particular is arranged as a permanent magnet or has a permanent magnet.

An industrial truck includes a vehicle frame and a drive unit. The drive unit includes a drive wheel movably mounted to the vehicle frame and a spring unit. The spring unit includes a hydraulic cylinder positioned between the vehicle frame and the drive unit and a switchable valve configured to define a blocked state. The spring unit is configured to pretension the drive wheel against a ground surface. When the switchable valve is in the blocked state, a one-sided movement of the hydraulic cylinder is blocked.

According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a novel caster assembly for a roll container (1000). The caster assembly has a caster (410) with a fork (411) as well as a pin (414). The pin (414) may be repeatedly attached to and removed from the fork (411) so as to attach the chassis (100) of the roll container (1000) to the fork (411). The pin (414) also acts as the hinge pin of a pivotable side wall (200) of said roll container (1000).

According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a novel chassis (100) for a roll container (1000). The chassis (100) features a first arm (121), a second arm (122), and a crossmember (110) for connecting the first arm (121) to the second arm (122) so as to form the chassis (100). The crossmember (110) is formed to be less resistant to mechanical strain than that of the first and second arm (121, 122). The crossmember (110) is such that it can be repeatedly attached to and detached from the first and second arm (121, 122).

A hand-truck frame system includes a main frame, a bed frame, and pair of multi-wheel assembles coupled to the main frame and rotatable to provide improved climbing capabilities over certain terrain, such as stairs. The multi-wheel assemblies can have four wheels radially mounted about respective hubs of the first and second multi-wheel assemblies.

A furniture cart includes a body portion and at least one support portion. The body portion is provided with a pair of first casters that are arranged at one end in a first direction and are spaced apart in a second direction. The support portion is provided with a first inclined portion and a second inclined portion which support furniture. The body portion and the support portion are at least partially located in a region between the pair of first casters in a plan view so as not to interfere with the pair of first casters of a furniture cart located on the upper side when the furniture carts are stacked.