With Toe (e.g., Warehouse Truck) Patents (Class 280/47.27)
  • Patent number: 8128106
    Abstract: An outboard motor carrier comprises a frame, a motor support structure to which an outboard motor may be attached, and upper and lower wheels. The lower wheels are rotatably attached to a lower region of the frame so as to support the carrier when it is tilted from an upright standing position. The upper wheels are rotatably attached to an upper region of the frame so as to facilitate loading the carrier onto a bed of a vehicle and to support the carrier when in a reclined position. The motor support structure is attached to a mid region of the frame and may comprise a transverse mounting board. The lower region of the frame may operate as a stand when the carrier is an upright standing position. The carrier is configured to hold an attached outboard motor in a semi-upright position when it is in its reclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventors: Bryant C. Hollins, Pierre Dion
  • Patent number: 8123238
    Abstract: A transport device that includes a toe plate, a pair of side boards, a mesh backing, and a handle that is capable of being either hand-carried or mounted to a trailer hitch on a lawnmower or other slow moving motor transport. The transport device is fabricated from a steel, tubular frame and also includes at least a pair of intermediate cross braces to provide extra structural support. The handle of the transport device ha a top-mounted shank that juts out at ninety degrees, allowing the shank to be inserted into a trailer hitch of a lawnmower or other type of motorized vehicle. Once inserted into the trailer hitch, a pin, connected by a chain to the handle, can be inserted completely through a hole in the handle to secure the placement of the shank within the trailer hitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: Ricky D. Burgess
  • Patent number: 8118318
    Abstract: A fixture is disclosed for holding a container therein and for allowing rotation of the container for dispensing a fluid therefrom. The fixture can be mounted to a hand cart for transport of the container and for tilting the container so that the liquid can be dispensed therefrom. The tray can be pivotally mounted such that when pivoted and released, the tray automatically returns to a rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventor: Roger N. Chauza
  • Patent number: 8104778
    Abstract: The dual purpose wheeled cart apparatus supports and transports a variety of cargo. The cart apparatus, in one mode, supports and transports specialized bags and easily converts from a bag transporter to a varied cargo transporter. The hopper, especially suited to bag filling, is removable via the sleeves attached to the hopper uprights and the sleeve mounts of the hopper, which slideably and removably fit into the sleeves. The hopper is available in various dimensions to especially suit various specific bags that are commonly used in refuse and lawn debris clean up. The apparatus cart and hopper support bags for filling and transport, thereby negating back strain and other issues that typically haunt those attempting to fill and carry large refuse bags. By supporting and transporting bags, only one person can do the jobs normally requiring two or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventors: Joel Rojas, Geraldo S. Rojas
  • Publication number: 20120018965
    Abstract: A Rocker Fulcrum Assembly for use with hand-trucks or dollies includes an outside flange, and an inside flange and at least two rocker plates. The outside flange comprises a first side and a second side. The inside flange comprises a connecting side and a planar side. The rocker plates are disposed underneath the flanges. The wheels are disposed at a point above the ground as the planar member rests flat on the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Gregg Hillier
  • Publication number: 20110266761
    Abstract: A hand cart includes an upright frame and a metal toe plate with a peripheral edge. The toe plate is slightly canted toward the ground when the cart is in a free-standing upright orientation. An extension unit slides onto the toe plate. The extension unit is canted slightly toward the ground when the cart is in a free-standing upright orientation. The extension unit include a plate and a strap. The plate is on top of the toe plate. The strap extends from the plate and down and beneath the toe plate. A fastener extends laterally from the toe plate and through the extension unit. The fastener secures the extension unit on the toe plates, generates a tensile force acting to displace the extension unit away from the peripheral edge of the toe plate, and generates compressive force which presses the extension unit against the toe plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventor: Royal B. Anspach
  • Patent number: 8042829
    Abstract: A cart that can support and transport loads includes a platform, a number of wheels, a handle, and a wheel assembly. The wheels are mounted to the platform and can move the cart from place-to-place. The handle extends from the platform. And the wheel assembly extends from the platform and can move the cart from place-to-place when the cart is at an inclined position with respect to the ground upon which the cart is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Magline, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce L. Hailston, Nicholas J. Mehl
  • Publication number: 20110121528
    Abstract: A system for assisting a user in unloading a hand cart is provided, including a rotatable handle for assisting the user in tilting the cart. The load is removed from the cart by tilting the cart forward, then pulling the cart out from under the tilted load. A spring-assisted handle mounted on the cart, which can be gripped and pulled by the user, assists the user in removing the load from the cart, in a simple and convenient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: Gene Wyse
  • Patent number: 7946609
    Abstract: A compactable wheeled transport system with a first pivotal shelf for ease of transporting a first object in a first mode of operation. A compactable wheeled transport system with a second pivotal shelf for use as a work surface and support a second object thereon. Additionally, a pivotal foot is disclosed for stabilization of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Johnson, Melissa A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7946598
    Abstract: A frame for a two wheeled hand cart comprising a single frame useful for a two wheel or four wheel hand cart that is constructed and designed of a molded plastic in a single unitary piece comprising a pair of side frames joined by spaced apart cross rails integrally molded with each of the side rails at pre-selected spaced apart locations to form a molded plastic, rigid frame for receiving handles and wheel assemblies in a frame of improved strength and life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Gleason Industrial Products, Inc.
    Inventor: William E. Malone, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7871089
    Abstract: A trash container hand truck system includes a container that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall. Wheels are attached to the peripheral wall and a cover is hingedly coupled to the container. A post has a bottom end, a top end and a front side. A plate is attached to the front side of the post adjacent to the bottom end. The plate is positionable under the bottom wall. A support is attached to the post and extends laterally away in opposite directions from the front side of the post. A pair of hooks is attached to the support and engage the handle. An arm has a first end and a second end. The first end is hingedly coupled to the post and extends rearward of the front side. A wheel is rotatably coupled to the second end of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Inventor: Hilton J. Henderson
  • Patent number: 7857328
    Abstract: A mobile garden tool center is provided. The mobile garden tool center comprises a transport cart having a support frame, upper support arms secured to and extending from the support frame, lower support arms secured to and extending from the support frame, a pair of wheels are rotatably secured to the lower support arms, and a carrying platform is attached to the support frame opposite the lower support arms. A barrel is restable on the carrying platform and is releasably secured to support frame of the cart with at least one strap. At least one tube is secured to the support frame of the cart. A basket is releasably attached between the upper support arms. A compactable stool is pivotally connected to the lower support arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Inventor: Gary Boss
  • Publication number: 20100253025
    Abstract: A hand truck has a front load platform, a rear load platform, and a pair of lower wheel assemblies and a pair of upper wheel assemblies. The load platforms and the wheel assemblies fold and nest into the frame of the hand truck, resulting in a stored position in which the thickness is approximately the same as the side rails of the hand truck. Raising and lowering of the front load platform causes the lower wheel assemblies to move back and forth from the operational position to the storage position. Likewise, raising and lower of the rear load platform causes the upper wheel assemblies to move back and forth from the operational position to the storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Don Smith
  • Patent number: 7740251
    Abstract: The hand truck for appliances is a device for moving a water heater and other appliances. The hand truck includes a main frame having a pair of wheels mounted on a lower end rearward of the main frame, and a support plate also mounted on the lower end and projecting forward from the main frame. The support plate has a front edge and a rear edge, with the rear edge being contoured to be received within a water heater drain pan, with the rear edge being positioned adjacent and contiguous to the inner wall of the water heater drain pan. This allows the water heater to be carried on the hand truck for appliances, supported by the support plate, in order to be placed directly into the water heater drain pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Inventor: Edward J. Simmons
  • Patent number: 7735587
    Abstract: A hand truck driving apparatus includes a dolly that has a frame having a bottom end, a top end and pair of lateral sides. A plate is attached to the frame adjacent to the bottom end and extends forward of the frame. A stabilizer is attached to and extends rearward of the frame. A pair of support wheels is rotatably attached to the stabilizer adjacent to the bottom end of the frame. A drive platform is removably attached to the dolly. A drive apparatus is mounted on the drive platform. The drive apparatus moves the drive platform and the dolly when the drive apparatus is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventor: Todd D. Stahlnecker
  • Patent number: 7658389
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a child safety seat includes a wheeled assembly that may be clamped to the child safety seat. The wheeled assembly includes a plate member having a longitudinal axis on either side of which are formed one or more through holes. Clamping can be achieved by the use of threaded fasteners which pass through the through holes and are secured to a clamping mechanism that helps frictionally secure the plate member to the child safety seat. Suitable clamping mechanisms for this purpose may include a strap that passes through a passageway formed in the rear of the child safety seat, a clamping bracket having laterally extending arms that abut clampingly abut openings formed in the back of the child safety seat, and an structural elbow member integrally connected to the child safety seat against which a clamping force may be applied. The apparatus with attached child safety seat may be wheeled on the ground by a person using one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Go-Go Babyz, Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Ostrow, Kerry Williams
  • Publication number: 20100013178
    Abstract: A hand truck, for transporting a large pail, includes a frame that has a shaft with one end to which a user handle is attached and another end attached to a middle portion of a U-shaped frame section. The U-shaped frame section has two spaced-apart legs with a separate wheel mounted to each leg. A boom is attached to and projects away from the frame and has a receiver for engaging a handle of the pail. When the receiver is engaging the handle of the pail, rotating the frame about the wheels raises the pail which thereby becomes suspended from the boom. The pail, when suspended, is able to swing freely on the boom without striking the frame or the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: James Edward Blair
  • Patent number: 7628408
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for moving material past an obstacle and/or for moving materials in areas of limited space. A user can move so that the area and space required to move an object is reduced. A user can utilize the system and method to load an object and then tilt the object to be moved so that the area needed to move an object is reduced. After the object has been tilted, a user can move the object in locations characterized by various physical restrictions such as limited height, width, and length dimensions that do not ordinarily allow for movement of larger sized objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy Kolesa, Randal Pick
  • Patent number: 7628552
    Abstract: A support structure for supporting an image capture device generally comprises a base, a first vertically oriented, elongated support member supported by the base, a mechanism that provides tilting and panning of the device relative to the first support member, and elevation of the device along the first support member, and a second elongated support member disposed to stabilize the mechanism. Preferred bases include bases that are foldable and/or rotatable, and ones that have a leveling device coupled to the base. Preferred support members can be rotatable relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Inventor: Roman Coppola
  • Patent number: 7628407
    Abstract: A portable cart with a noncombustible heat and fire resistant panel of calcium silicate for separating compressed oxygen cylinders from compressed fuel gas cylinders where the calcium silicate panel has a fire resistance rating greater than one half hour and spans the entire height and width between adjacent oxygen and fuel gas cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: BNZ Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Krowl
  • Patent number: 7607680
    Abstract: A luggage trolley comprises a baseboard, a pull handle and running wheels. The running wheels are respectively rotatably fixed at two ends of an underside of the baseboard. The pull handle is fixed on the first baseboard periphery and its extending direction and a running direction of the running wheels are in a same plane surface. A foldable board is pivotably connected to a second baseboard periphery. A supporting axis which is parallel to the axle is disposed at an underside of the foldable board. A movable supporting stand is rotationally fixed on the supporting axis. One end of a spiral spring is fixed on the supporting axis and an opposite end thereof is fixed on a hook disposed on the movable supporting stand at a predetermined distance from the supporting axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: Kam Ming Li
  • Patent number: 7588254
    Abstract: A garment transportation and the drying device is provided with a transportation frame for carrying a container for garments, and a drying frame, the drying frame being deployable for supporting garments to be dried when the device is used in drying mode. The transportation frame provides support for a container such as a hockey bag and may be mounted on wheels to operate as a dolly. The drying frame includes a series of drying supports, preferably in the form of cantilevered arms extending from a central support post. Items to be dried such as gloves, etc., may be slid over the free ends of the cantilevered arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Inventor: Kenneth Anthony
  • Patent number: 7588255
    Abstract: A collapsible clamping table has open and closed positions. In the open position, a clamping table top is supported by legs in an elevated, generally level position. The legs and table top fold together to collapse the table for storage or transportation. A load platform and wheels mount to the table so that the table may be used as an L-shaped push cart when the table is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: ZAG Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Amir Katz
  • Patent number: 7530579
    Abstract: A handtruck includes a tower having upper and lower ends and a handle adjacent the tower upper end. A support plate is generally adjacent the tower lower end and extends outwardly, the support plate configured to support a load. At least one wheel is operatively coupled to the tower or support plate. The handtruck includes an ejection member for moving the load from the support plate. The ejection member includes an elongate lever having upper and lower ends and being pivotally coupled to the tower. The ejection member includes a pushplate pivotally coupled to the lever and is movable between a rest configuration when the elongate lever upper end is relatively adjacent the tower and an offload configuration when the elongate lever upper end is relatively distant to the tower. A distal end of the pushplate is in slidable contact with the pushplate when moving between rest and offload configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Inventor: Steven J. Butler
  • Patent number: 7513511
    Abstract: A three-in-one transporting device. The device may be converted for use as a two-wheeled dolly, a four-wheeled, flat-bed truck or a standard display table. The device incorporates a design that utilizes a lightweight frame fabricated from tubular materials. The frame has vertically and horizontally extending sockets for receiving tubular leg and handle structures to selectively form the desired devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Inventor: Frehause A. Chaseateau
  • Patent number: 7510208
    Abstract: A portable stroller that includes a collapsible frame that has two Y-shaped support units and a plurality of links which collapsibly mount a seat section thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Inventor: Jennifer Lochmueller
  • Patent number: 7487976
    Abstract: A hand truck including a body, a load supporting platform, an axle, and a wheel assembly having a pair of wheels. Each wheel has an inner race that is freely rotatable within an outer ground-engaging portion via bearings disposed there between. Each wheel also includes at least one guide member that is mounted to the inner race so that rotation of the guide member rotates the inner race. A slide member is secured to the guide member so that the slide member is movable along the guide member. The axle is attached to the slide member and to the frame so that the body and the guide member are in a fixed parallel relationship. Accordingly, if the body is inclined, the guide member is likewise inclined to serve as a ramp. Due to this structure, a user can easily tip the hand truck, traverse obstacles, and stabilize the hand truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Inventor: Mychael J. Williams
  • Patent number: 7464947
    Abstract: The hand truck or dolly of the present invention is capable of multi-directional movement and provides an operator with complete control of movement and directional choice for the hand truck without having to remove his hands from a handgrip location to achieve mechanical adjustments of the wheels. Rather, an operator may adjust a wheel index position on-the-fly by means of a trigger assembly to rotate a wheel assembly about a vertical axis of rotation within a range of motion of approximately 100 degrees. The two, independent wheel assemblies of the hand truck of the present invention achieve multi-directional movement through positioning of the wheels in a standard index position allowing for forward and backward movement, a lateral index position allowing for lateral, or side to side, movement, or a rotational index position allowing for rotational movement, such as for cornering and circular movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Inventor: Richard Lewis Cortese
  • Patent number: 7448632
    Abstract: An adjustable handcart that provides a horizontal platform for transporting items of cargo or people, such as a patient immobilized upon a spine board. The handcart includes a platform and a platform extension slidably connected at one end and held in place by a lock mechanism. A wheel assembly extends downwardly from the platform to support the platform in a substantially horizontal position off the ground. On the end opposite the platform extension, handles are attached. The handles may be detachable and/or rotatable (to facilitate folding), thereby allowing the handcart to be easily cleaned, stacked, or compacted as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Inventor: Francisco A. Nieto
  • Patent number: 7445231
    Abstract: A handcart with a foldable handle structure comprises a handle structure formed of a holder segment and a frame pivotally coupled to each other. The lower ends of the frame are pivotally coupled to a block board and a pair of wheels. A pair of position-limiting sleeves wraps the tubes of the holder segment. When the handcart is in use, the position-limiting sleeves are pulled down to wrap the pivotal joints between the holder segment and the frame to confine the handle structure to a straight line. Then, the user can hold the handle and push the handcart forward. When not in use, the position-limiting sleeves are pushed up to reveal the pivotal joints between the holder segment and the frame, and the holder segment can thus be folded down. Thereby, the volume of the handcart can be reduced to facilitate storage or convenience lifting the handcart to carry about.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Yewe Yih Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Sheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 7431314
    Abstract: A wheeled hand truck installs, removes, and transports rim-mounted tires and brake drums for vehicles. The truck comprises an elongated frame and extended fork section supported by a transverse axle having wheels at the ends bracketing the frame. The frame includes a handle section extending opposite the fork section that terminates in a grip. The fork section extends opposite the handle for straddling beneath a tire or drum on both sides of its center of gravity. The tire rests against the handle portion and fork, while the drum is mounted in a movable cylinder. The tire or drum is transported by balancing the weight of the tire on the wheels while pushing on the grip. The truck also has an extended lift step for providing leverage, a kickstand, an oil catch pan for brake drum drips, and grab pins for spoke-type hub and drum assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: International Tire Shuttle, Inc.
    Inventor: Randy L. Donaldson
  • Patent number: 7417437
    Abstract: A portable assembly includes a multi-level housing having a vertically oriented back wall and an elongated rectilinear axle conjoined thereto. The housing further includes an elongated handle having a lower end portion monolithically formed with the back wall. A plurality of rotatable wheels operably communicate with the axle end portions and a plurality of coextensive shelves are conjoined to the back wall. The assembly further includes a mechanism for testing a variety of battery charging systems. The testing mechanism includes a plurality of power receptacles integrally connected to the back wall and spaced above a top one of the shelves. A battery-charger testing device is nested on one of the shelves for testing 48 volt club car power drive chargers. The battery-charger testing device is provided with a plurality of fuses for testing 36 volt and 48 volt circuits respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventor: Felix H. Torres
  • Patent number: 7416193
    Abstract: The carpenter saw transporter assembly (20) includes a rectangular plate (32) with a flange (44) for supporting the saw machine (22). A plurality of wheel assemblies (46) are mounted on the flange (44) for transporting the saw machine (22). A mounting rail (52) has a width (Wt) less than the width (Wp) of the plate (32) and is disposed on the plate (32) and presents male or female undercuts (58) between a top portion (54) and a bottom portion (56). The saw machine (22) includes clamps (28) that can be inserted under and mechanically retained by the undercuts (58). A handle tunnel (62) extends into the mounting rail (52) for disposing a slidable handle (60). A locking mechanism (76) is disposed on the mounting rail (52) for locking the handle (60) in various positions. A plurality of docking strips (82) are disposed on the plate (32) for elevating the position of which the clamps (28) are received and eliminating mechanical contacts between the plate (32) and the cranks (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventor: Thomas S. Barnett
  • Patent number: 7410180
    Abstract: A door positioning device for use in a ground surface having an elongated platform with an upper surface and a lower surface. The platform also includes a first end portion and a second end portion. At least one wheel is located at the second end portion of the platform while a brake mechanism is located at the first end portion. A brake is provided with an actuator at the first end portion and a cable and cam mechanism for activating and deactivating the brake member contacting the wheel of the second end portion of the platform. As support is also employed for aiding in the securement of the door on the upper surface of the platform prior to and during movement of the door to a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventors: Trong D. Nguyen, Cliff L. Smith
  • Patent number: 7398990
    Abstract: A hand truck includes a bottom base, a reinforcing member, a positing device and a handle. The bottom base consists of a U-shaped tube and a bottom plate combined vertically with a lower end of the U-shaped tube, which has two elongate side vertical portions provided with a lengthwise center hole. The reinforcing member has two side vertical tubes and two lateral rods fixed between the two side vertical tubes, which fit tightly around an intermediate section of the two side vertical portions of the U-shaped for upgrading the strength of the U-shaped tube. The position device is to stabilize the handle at an adjusted position after moved up and down and adjusted in its height relative to the U-shaped tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Inventor: Haiming Tsai
  • Patent number: 7389997
    Abstract: A combined desk and article carrier assembly for transporting at least one article in one mode and for serving as a work desk in another mode. The assembly includes wheels at its lower end with the upper end including an upwardly telescopical handle assembly for manually moving the frame on its wheels. A desk-top shelf is pivotally connected to an opposite side of the frame near its top end and is adapted to pivot outwardly and upwardly to a generally horizontal position to provide a support surface for supporting a lap top computer or the like. A telescoping support strut is attached to the desk-top shelf for providing additional support thereto in conjunction with a deployable foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Johnson, Melissa A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7387306
    Abstract: A dolly has a carrying frame (1) provided with a scoop (2) which is coupled to an end of said frame in such a way that it can pivot about a pivoting axis (3). The scoop is movably coupled, by a control mechanism, to two wheel carriers which can be respectively pivoted about a bearing axis extending transversally in relation to the pivoting axis (3) of the scoop and which carry running wheels (4), in such a way that when the scoop is pivoted, the wheel carriers pivot out of a storage position oriented parallel to the carrying frame (1), into a use position which is perpendicular to the frame and in which the wheel carriers are oriented parallel to each other. The dolly is provided with an actuating handle (6) which can be pivoted about an axis parallel to the scoop axis (3) and which is movably coupled to the scoop (2) by a connecting rod (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Woflcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7384050
    Abstract: An oxygen cart comprises a post connected to a handle and a bracket, a plurality of wheels connected to an underside of the bracket, at least one tank holder connected to an upper side of the bracket for holding portable gas tanks, and a tank support wall connected to and extending up from the tank holder said tank support wall keeping a gas tank in the holder when the cart is moving. There is a cart support surface connected to a lower end of the tank support wall for stabilizing the cart in an upright position when the cart is not moving. In order to accommodate several sizes of tanks, the tank holder has an upper section and a lower section, the upper section having diameter larger than the lower section, such that the upper section accommodates one size gas tank, and the lower section accommodates a different, smaller size gas tank. To accommodate an even smaller tank, a ring having an inner circumference that is smaller than a circumference of the lower section is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventors: Walter Blum, Nico Roger
  • Patent number: 7350790
    Abstract: A snowmobile dolly usable with a wide variety of snowmobiles of different sizes and/or designs. The dolly approaches the snowmobile from the front and engages its front bumper. A downward force on the tongue of the dolly raises the snowmobile and positions the front wheels of the dolly under the front of the snowmobile. An auxiliary rear axle is then slid under a rear portion of the snowmobile. A swivel connection on the front bumper-engaging member allows the snowmobile supported by the dolly to be easily maneuvered in tight spaces. An additional feature of the dolly is that it may also be reconfigured for use as a jack stand allowing service or repair work to be performed. The dolly is adapted to be towed behind a riding lawnmower, yard tractor, or the like, further enhancing the utility of the dolly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Inventor: Jassen Wilson
  • Publication number: 20080067766
    Abstract: A snow removal device can be releasably clamped to a platform of a wheeled dolly and then unclamped therefrom to permit use of the dolly for other tasks. The snow removal device comprises a snow pushing member having an attachment frame that includes first and second clamping members that are adapted to releasably clamp on the platform of the dolly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventor: Mark Watson
  • Publication number: 20080054581
    Abstract: A support apparatus for transporting a load on a hand truck in a safe and balanced manner includes a base which is disposed generally horizontally when the hand truck is employed for transporting such load and a pivot means for pivotally connecting a first end of the base to the axle intermediate the pair of wheels of the hand truck. Two auxiliary wheels are attached to an opposed second end of the base. A frame support is disposed generally vertically when the hand truck is employed for transporting such load and has a first end thereof connected to the base and has a second end thereof abutting the portion of the hand truck. A brace has a first end thereof connected to the base adjacent to and spaced from the first end of the base and has a second end thereof connected to the frame support adjacent to and spaced from the first end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Randall Voth
  • Patent number: 7331596
    Abstract: These objects and others are attained by the present invention which provides a collapsible multifunction apparatus, comprising upper and lower sections with a front frame and rear prop legs, where the front frame is pivotably attached by hinges to both sides of the front portions of the upper and lower sections, and the rear prop legs are pivotably attached by hinges to both sides of the rear portions of the upper and lower sections. The hinge positions on both the left and right sides of the collapsible apparatus define (preferably symmetric) foldable left and right side quadrilaterals in which, in each left and right side fully opened quadrilateral, no two lengths are equilateral and no two lengths are parallel, and which collapse to form a substantially flat configuration for storage with nested front frame and rear prop legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: 500 Group Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Tiramani, Samvit Blass, Adam Courter
  • Patent number: 7322583
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a wheeled luggage item with an ergonomic telescopic handle assembly. The ergonomic telescoping handle assembly of the present invention allows a user to use the luggage using just one hand. Furthermore, the ergonomic telescoping handle assembly shifts the weight of the bag onto the bag, rather than the user's arm, reducing strain on the user's arm, and it provides for a greater space between the user's heel and the bag, reducing the chance that the user will kick the bag while walking. Finally, the ergonomic telescoping handle assembly of the present invention is stored compactly within the luggage, maximizing the volume available within the luggage for storage of personal items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: JanSport Apparel Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Kim, Doug Golenz
  • Patent number: 7293783
    Abstract: A creeper (10) includes an outer frame (16) including side rails (19) and end members (17, 25). Support rails (33) extend longitudinally between the end members (17, 25), and they carry a headrest pad (13) and a body pad (12). There are no lateral supports between the side rails (19). Tray frames (23) carry trays (14) within the profile of the outer frame (16). A plurality of laterally opposed, longitudinally spaced, pairs of caster assemblies (15A, B, C) are carried by the side rails (19) and each pair is laterally spaced differently than the other pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Whiteside Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Kirt E. Whiteside, Shane Obitts
  • Patent number: 7255355
    Abstract: A portable collapsible stand includes first, second, and third support frames, a work surface frame, and a telescoping strut pivotably connected to the first and work surface frames. The second frame projects perpendicularly from a lower portion of the first frame. A first end of the third frame is rotatably connected to an upper portion of the first frame such that the third frame pivots from a first parallel position to a second perpendicular position with respect to the first frame. An upper portion of the work surface frame is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the first frame. In operation, the stand can assume a collapsed position in which the first, third and work surface frames are generally parallel, and an operating position in which the third frame and first frame are perpendicular and the work surface frame and surface supporting the stand are parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: MK Diamond Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John Chisholm, Shawn Tsung, Paulo Carrolo
  • Patent number: 7252297
    Abstract: A safety welding cart structure having a metal box for holding pressurized gas cylinders, a firewall separating the cylinders, individual clamping devices to secure the cylinders, and shelves extending from the back of the box forming a cart set upon a four-wheeled base, which includes two positive-locking swivel casters. The regulators are contained within a ventilated cabinet and the hoses are wound about a reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Dell Barritt, Eugene Dewegeli
  • Patent number: 7219903
    Abstract: A hand truck comprising a frame including a first frame portion and a second frame portion, with the first frame portion being substantially perpendicular to the second frame portion. The hand truck further includes at least two first wheels connected to a lower section of the frame, with the at least two first wheels having parallel first axes of rotation. The hand truck also includes at least two second wheels connected to the lower section of the frame, with the at least two second wheels having parallel second axes of rotation. The first axes of rotation are substantially perpendicular to the second axes of rotation, whereby the item placed on the first frame portion can be moved in a first direction along a first line parallel to the second axes of rotation and a second direction along a second line parallel to the first axes of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Inventors: Charles D. Grooters, Thomas J. Grooters, Rodney M. McDonald
  • Patent number: 7213829
    Abstract: A table saw cart comprised of a framework of a carrier containing multiple lateral and longitudinal frames, a foldable frame and a set of front wheels; those longitudinal frames being movable for adjustment to compromise the size of the individual machine; expansion and elevation brackets adapted to both sides of the carrier providing effective positioning for the work piece by eccentric locking device adapted with a handle, gravity self-locking device, and rotary limiting frame; elevated extension rods on both sides of the front legs of the cart firmly securing the cart when erected; erection of cart being controlled by a pull with three sets of locking pin; and a hidden leg being provided to the front wheels of the cart to lift up the rubber wheels out of the ground when the cart is stretched out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Super Made Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: San Ching Wu
  • Patent number: 7213380
    Abstract: A concrete slab lifter is disclosed, wherein the concrete slab lifter comprises a central support, a bottom plate attached to the bottom of the central support, a pair of wheels attached near the bottom of the central support, a jaw pivotally attached to the central support, and a handle attached to the top of the central support. The jaw is configured to slide along the central support and comprises a first member attached to the central support and configured to lock in a position flush against the central support, a second member attached perpendicularly to the first member, and a tooth comprising a sharpened plate attached perpendicularly to the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Inventor: Gary A Justice
  • Patent number: 7195257
    Abstract: A cargo cart system with a cradle assembly includes a pair of support rails with generally sinuous upper and lower surfaces and at least one cross bar spanning the support rails. The sinuous upper and lower surfaces are maintained in mirrored relation with one another to define pairs of laterally spaced upper and lower support surfaces to support containers in a stabilized position. A method of assembling and retaining containers includes providing a plurality of the cradle assemblies; placing a first cradle assembly on the cart; placing a first row of containers upon the first cradle assembly; placing a second cradle assembly over the first row of containers; and, placing a second row of containers upon the second cradle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Magline, Inc
    Inventors: Virginia Lynn Stoneback, Jeffry R. Frahm