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Brakes: The Essential Option

Brakes: The Essential Option

by admin / Tuesday, 07 June 2022 / Published in Caster News

There are many things that you might want to be unstoppable but casters aren’t one of them. Brakes are a critical caster component and choosing the right brake is a key factor in both safety and performance. This edition of CasterU provides a rundown of the brake options that we offer including the features and benefits for each one.

Thumb Screw Brake (TSB)

Features

  • Hand tightened
  • Creates positive contact between lock and wheel

Benefits

  • Economical
  • Accessibility on low profile casters
  • Easy to engage

Side Lock Brake (SLB)

Features

  • Foot Activated
  • Yoke is pressed against wheel and creates positive contact with hub
  • Available with larger pedal for use with pneumatic wheels
  • Can be used on stainless steel casters

Benefits

  • Economical
  • Ideal for pneumatics and other wheels where positive contact with the wheel tread is difficult
  • Larger pedal brings ease of activation

Top Lock Brake (TLB)

Features

  • Activated by side mounted pedal
  • Creates positive contact with top of wheel tread
  • Available with polyurethane coating on actuator

Benefits

  • Well suited for wheels with softer tread
  • Better engagement than SLB
  • Coated actuator can be used with metal wheels
  • Can be used in high temperature environments

iLock™ (ILK and ILK2)

Features

  • Attractive design
  • Locks swivel and wheel
  • 4-position lock available
  • Foot activated, engages easily
  • Made of high impact nylon
  • Mechanism includes high tensile spring with rubber layer
  • Modular – can be added to an existing caster
  • Compatible with and complements stainless steel casters 
Benefits

  • Securely locks hard and soft wheels
  • Can be used on high capacity casters
  • Keeps caster square
  • Moisture friendly, won’t rust
  • Increases longevity 
  • Easy to engage, doesn’t damage shoes
  • iLock for 6500 series (ILK2) includes elongated pedal with ridges that provides easier access and better grip (photo at left)

Double Lock Brake (DLB)

Features

  • Locks both swivel and wheel
  • Available in aluminum
  • Foot activated
  • Incorporated into the frame of the caster
  • Available in aluminum (DLB2)

Benefits

  • Provides more secure positive contact
  • Secures equipment, preventing all movement
  • Adds safety, prevents accidents
  • Can be used in high temp applications

Pedal Wheel Brake (PWB)

Features

  • Economical add-on
  • Made of plastic
  • Direct contact between mechanism and wheel

Benefits

  • Can be installed on-site
  • Easily engaged
  • Provides secure positive lock

Universal Wheel Brake (UWB)

Features

  • Positive lock brake that is pre-welded to the fork of a caster
  • Can be customized to the angle of operation 
  • Allows for forward or reverse movement
  • Fully adjustable including the brake force and the position on the wheel

Benefits

  • Can be adjusted to maintain contact as wheel wears
  • Can accommodate soft or hard wheels
  • Can be adjusted to meet floor conditions
  • Can be used on casters with higher capacities

Position Swivel Lock (PSL)

Features

  • Securely locks swivel mechanism
  • Comes welded to caster or can be added on 

Benefits

  • Converts swivel caster to rigid
  • Can be installed on site
  • Restricts equipment to movement in one direction only

Read more: https://mailchi.mp/algood/hit-the-brakes-1087871?e=7651a575fd

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