Swivel casters with a dead man’s brake and swivel head brake:

• Swivel casters with a dead man’s brake and swivel head brake are similar to drum-braked casters, but use an integrated spring for braking when the brake is not activated.
• Positive locking is used to stop the swivel head rotating.
• The brake is activated by a hexagonal rod connected to the cam housing.
• The closed rig design makes the brake shoes largely resistant to corrosion and dirt. This ensures that braking perfomance remains consistent regardless of moisture and dirt in the area.

Wheel: GST series

• tread: high-quality polyurethane elastomer Blickle Softhane®, hardness 75 Shore A, color green, non-marking, non-staining
• wheel center: rugged gray cast iron, lacquered, color silver

Other features:

• high chemical resistance to many aggressive substances
• operating temperature: -5 °F to +160 °F, temporarily up to +195 °F, reduced load capacity over +105 °F

• operating angle: max. 38°
• torque required to release the brake: < 10 Nm
• braking force: > 400 N
• Braking can place swivel castors under a significant amount of additional stress, depending on the mass which needs to be braked. We recommend using an additional safety factor of 2.0–3.0 when designing the vehicle / chassis.