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'Natural directional lock' (NDL) castors make steering easyFallshaw 'Natural Directional Lock' (NDL) castors are designed specifically to resolve hard-to-steer trolleys and eradicate confusing directional lock systems. The NDL caster intuitively locks the castor from swivelling when travelling in a forward motion. A simple motion (reversing by a few millimetres – something that people do intuitively) then releases the swivel lock allowing the trolley to be fully manoeuvered in any direction. There is no other similar product on the market. The castor design is patented (Patent number: AU2005237657). |
Benefit for customers: enhanced user-experience | |||||
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Sometimes customers want to travel in a straight line(without having to 'crab-steer' or battle with the trolley). 4 swivel castors make this difficult (particularly when the trolley is full and on a slope in the car park). 
Sometimes customers want to travel sideways(particularly when moving aside for passing customers in narrow aisles). 2 fixed rear castors (which aide steering and are widely used in the USA and NZ) make this impossible. 
NDL castors enable both intuitively – without requiring instruction |
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| How do they work? | ||||||
From a user-perspective none of this matters! The easy steer castor is intuitive to use - customers 'feel' how to use it without being taught. They naturally figure it out within about 30 seconds. And from then on the trolley is 'magically' easy to steer and push. |
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The NDL mechanism can be factory fitted to M series plate & bolt hole 125mm (5") castors with MS, MA, MJ & ST wheels |
Tube fitting washer 
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Plate fitting washer 
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NS Bolt hole 
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NB Bolt hole 
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NS Plate
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NB Plate
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Note: - Can be factory fitted with 1/2" or M12 solid pintles or field fitted with expanding fittings. See Fitting Options - Allen key set for field assembly of NDL products SPALLENKEY3 - When ordered as a spare part, code: SPNDLKIT |
SPWSHFTUBE Stainless steel washer (1/2" / 12/7mm ID) used for tubular applications: Keys to castor & grips to base of tube |
SPWSHFPLATE Nylon washer (1/2" / 12.7mm ID) used for plate applications: Keys to castor & matching pre drilled holes in flat top plate |
Fork & NDL device sold seperately (NDL device installed after pintle fitting) |
Example code: MSA125G/MZP becomes MSA125G/MZPNS or with North American Plate MSA125G/MZPN becomes MSA125G/MZPNNS |
Example code: MSA125G/MZPTB becomes MSA125G/MZPNB or with North American Plate MSA125G/MZPN becomes MSA125G/MZPNNB |
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| SPM125ZHNSFRK & SPNDLKIT |
SPM125ZHNBFRK & SPNDLKIT |
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