US 12,319,088 B2
Retractable furniture caster system
John Keich, Wilmette, IL (US)
Assigned to Gross Point Woods LLC, Wilmette, IL (US)
Filed by Gross Point Woods LLC, Wilmette, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/493,497.
Application 18/493,497 is a continuation of application No. 17/579,338, filed on Jan. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,794,521.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/139,251, filed on Jan. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0239139 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60B 33/06 (2006.01); A47B 91/00 (2006.01); B60B 33/00 (2006.01); B60B 33/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 33/063 (2013.01) [A47B 91/002 (2013.01); B60B 33/0002 (2013.01); B60B 33/08 (2013.01); B60B 2200/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a plurality of furniture caster assemblies, each furniture caster assembly of the plurality of furniture caster assemblies respectively comprising:
a housing comprising (i) one or more side walls defining an interior space of the housing and (ii) a foot extending from at least one side wall of the one or more side walls to create an opening of the housing;
a furniture caster comprising a caster block and at least one rolling component, wherein the furniture caster is positioned at least partially within the interior space of the housing and movable between (i) a retracted position in which the at least one rolling component is positioned within the interior space of the housing and (ii) an extended position in which the at least one rolling component at least partially extends outside of the interior space of the housing via passing through the opening of the housing, wherein the caster block is unable to pass through the opening of the housing, thereby preventing the furniture caster from extending beyond the extended position; and
a push-pull cable mechanically coupled to the furniture caster; and
at least one actuator mechanically coupled to the push-pull cables, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to (i) when actuated, apply a pushing force to the push-pull cables, thereby causing the furniture casters to transition from the retracted position to the extended position and (ii) when not actuated, remove the applied pushing force from the push-pull cables, thereby causing the furniture casters to transition from the extended position to the retracted position.