Stable Vehicles, Handle-propelled Patents (Class 280/47.34)
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Patent number: 7922134Abstract: Generally large objects including ergonomic gaming stools are provided with a supporting assembly including an easy rolling support base to enable them to be moved easily along a generally unidirectional line of movement. An easy rolling support base for the supporting assembly includes a shaped disc member to the underside of which are affixed a plurality of freely mounted roller members in predetermined angular spaced relationship. The freely mounted roller members are so mounted that the rollers are in alignment with each other and rotate in the same direction. A roller members connecting plate is provided to facilitate mounting the roller members in predetermined angular position before they are mounted into assembled position on the easy rolling support base and to facilitate repair of a roller member that may fail. The roller members are formed of materials to support the load and shaped to oppose other than unidirectional movement.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Gasser Chair Company, Inc.Inventor: Mark E. Gasser
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Publication number: 20110079973Abstract: A transport carriage for industrial plants comprises a bearing structure mounted on a plurality of wheel units pivoting around respective vertical axes. The wheel pivoting units are connected by means of kinematisms to a single control plate mounted articulated around a vertical axis. The control plate may be manoeuvred by means of a steering unit including a steering plate which is mounted articulated around the same articulation axis of the control plate. The steering unit is provided with a vertical bar suitable to be engaged into a hole of the steering plate and into any one among the two holes of control plate (5) to join the plates integrally in the rotation around the articulation axis thereof. When the engagement member is inserted into the abovementioned first hole, the wheels of the carriage are prearranged for movement in the normal advancement direction, with the possibility of steering within a limited angular field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Alessio SANVIDO, Dino Sanvido, Donato Montano, Pietro Bossotto
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Publication number: 20110080660Abstract: To an inventive shopping trolley 11 is attached a device 1 for facilitating the reading of printouts, labels etc. This has a magnifier 2, a weight 3, and a steel cable 4 which connects the magnifier 2 to the weight 3. Moreover, the device 1 has a receiving element 5, which in this case is formed as a metal tube. The upper area of the metal tube 5 has an opening 6 through which the steel cable 4 is guided. The weight 3 is always inside the metal tube 5. The gravitational force G of the weight 3 causes the magnifier 2 to be drawn via the steel cable 4 to the opening 6 and practically onto the metal tube 5. The steel cable 4 can be pulled out from the opening 6 against the restoring force G.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: OPTIK KERLE GMBHInventor: Martin Kerle
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Patent number: 7891478Abstract: A moveable coin bin assembly for holding a plurality of coins is disclosed. The moveable coin bin includes a coin bin housing (121) for receiving coins, the coin bin housing being disposed on wheels (124, 126) for movement, a handle assembly (228) including an elongated handle (232, 234) having an upper end for gripping (230) and a lower end for coupling and de-coupling to the coin bin housing. The handle assembly (228) further includes a latching and retaining mechanism (240) for coupling to the coin bin housing in a motion along a floor, wherein said latching and retaining mechanism is releasable by a user to de-couple the handle assembly from the coin bin housing. The coin bin (122) includes a brake system that can be selectively applied by a detachable handle (228). The bin (122) can be used with a coin collecting machine (10) includes a motorized funnel system (63) for funneling coins to a plurality of coin collecting apertures (170, 172) in the bin for even distribution.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Talaris, Inc.Inventors: Robert E. Gunst, Myron W. Spoehr, Joseph P. Hanus, Jason R. Parpart
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Patent number: 7891677Abstract: The described embodiments of the present invention provide a modular mobile workstation with storage capacity. The apparatus has a modular shell that can be used for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to, a stool and low table combination, a table and coat-rack combination, and a high table combination. The modular shell encloses a removable inner shell that can be used to store goods while traveling with the unit. In one embodiment, two large wheels cap the respective ends of the shell and allow the apparatus to roll freely behind a user. A multi-use handle is also included with the apparatus. In one embodiment, the handle is collapsible and is secured to the apparatus by a securing scarf, which also serves to hold the interlocking pieces of the outer shell together. The unit is useful for travelers needing a mobile workspace, and prevents the need for additional luggage, as it also provides storage capacity.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Inventor: Jeff Jenkins
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Publication number: 20110025006Abstract: A trolley (1) for distributing for instance food in aisles of airplanes is described. The trolley comprises a cabinet-shaped body (10) as well as a door (20) coupled hingedly to the body, capable of being closed by means of a lock system (100). The lock system is a multipoint lock system (100), wherein a bolting of the door with respect to the body is accomplished at a plurality of positions along a free vertical side edge (23) of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: AEROCAT B.V.Inventor: German Enrique Knoppers
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Patent number: 7874562Abstract: Various embodiments of the wheel positioning assembly are adapted for facilitating the insertion of a cart into an enclosure. In certain embodiments, the cart comprises: (1) first and second fixed front wheels that are disposed adjacent opposite front lateral sides of the cart; and (2) first and second swiveled rear wheels disposed adjacent opposite lateral side of the cart. In various embodiments, the wheel positioning assembly comprises: (1) a first wheel guide for physically guiding the first, fixed front wheel into a desired first-front-wheel position in which the first front wheel is disposed within the dispenser and adjacent a first wheel barrier; and (2) a locking mechanism for selectively maintaining the second rear wheel in a desired second-rear-wheel position within the dispenser. The first wheel barrier and the locking mechanism may selectively cooperate to physically prevent removal of the cart from the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Inventors: Robert M. Fitzgerald, Kyle Joiner, Ward P. Broom
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Patent number: 7871099Abstract: A collapsible pushchair can be expanded into a deployed state for carrying a child and collapsed into a portable state for being carried as a piece of luggage. Transformation of the pushchair between its deployed and portable states is enabled by the use of rotationally mounted chair legs.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2006Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: 100 Watt LimitedInventors: Michael Quinton Gilbertson, Steven James Moore
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Publication number: 20110008147Abstract: Method and apparatus for handling aerogenerator blades that provide a versatile means for handling aerogenerator blades without an unbalanced distribution of the loads in the blade. The method comprises positioning an upper mounting part (103) over the blade after the upper mould has been retracted; lifting the blade with the upper mounting part from the under mould using a lifting means; positioning the blade over an under mounting part (104) which is fixedly attached to an inferior movable support (102); attaching the upper mounting part to the under mounting part, wherein the upper and under mounting parts together have the inner surface substantially corresponding to the shape of the blade outer profile section. The invention further comprises an apparatus for handling aerogenerator blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: TECSIS TECNOLOGIA E SISTEMAS AVANCADOS LTDAInventors: Phillips Antonio Da Costa Lemos, Caio Teruo Hideshima, Tomaz Schmidt Calvalcante, Tatiane Rabello Koga
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Patent number: 7866677Abstract: A rollator having a variable track width that can be adjusted across a range of widths for use in operation by pivoting a pair of support members, wherein the alignment of the wheels is maintained in the direction of travel during operation across the range of track widths.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Inventors: Polly Rothstein, Philip J. Margolis, Aaron Leith Margolis, Noah Adam Margolis
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Patent number: 7866679Abstract: The trash can cart apparatus provides a frame which selectively encloses two separate trash cans, allowing a user to use different sizes of trash cans, selectively. Each individually pivoted keeper is u-shaped and selectively covers each can. Each keeper further comprises a screen to prevent access to trash can lids, especially by animals, each keeper positionably lockable, and requiring the latch mechanism to be manually released prior to pivot. Each can if fully secured by frame and keepers only. The multiple lower laterals provide that any can is supported by at least two laterals. The apparatus needs only two wheels. The wheels are positioned at the lower front and the pivoting handle at the upper front. A user need only grasp the handle to pivot the mass of the apparatus, along with any trash cans.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Inventor: Daniel F. Leon
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Patent number: 7866678Abstract: A banquet cart including a cabinet, a plurality of chimneys, an information center, and releasably lockable swivel casters. The plurality of chimneys are positioned inside the cabinet at different corners of the cabinet. The information center includes at least two of (a) a thermometer display indicating the temperature inside of the cabinet; (b) a display indicating time information from a programmable timer; and (c) an information board for displaying text. The releasably locking swivel casters are unlocked to allow swivel action of the casters when a user actuates a foot-operable lever at the front of the cabinet, and are locked when the user releases the lever and the casters are rotated to a predetermined position.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Metro Industries, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey C. Olson, James Leo Kilgallon, Wayne B. Killian, Willard J. Sickles
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Publication number: 20110001298Abstract: A Portable Chair Carrier on Rollers device, called a Roll-N-Go, for use with sporting goods and outdoor accessories. Particularly this device mounts a wheel assembly to a soft carrying case. The mounting may be as an original equipment feature with the case or as an add-on feature to existing cases. It is comprised essentially of two main parts: a case that has several features and a wheel support structure to support wheels and to secure the wheels to the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventor: Lisa Rice
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Patent number: 7862053Abstract: A golf bag cart foldable device includes a bottom cart stand having a link segment at its top, where both sides of the link segment each is in pinned connection with a rear wheel frame, which has its bottom end join the rear wheel, and the bottom cart stand is provided with a slider at the bottom of the link segment. An upper cart stand is in pinned connection with the link segment at its bottom, and has a bracket at its top, where the bracket couples to a mount at its one end. A handle bar is joined the mount at its bottom at which an angle adjustable joint is located, and has a score board at its top. A linkage set comprises a first linkage being set up between the upper cart stand and the slider, a second linkage being set up between the slider and the rear wheel frame, and a third linkage being set up between the mount and the first linkage.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.Inventor: Gordon Liao
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Patent number: 7850020Abstract: Storage carts for the storage of pallets and other loads that may be moved between an open position into an aisle for access to the load and a closed position out of the aisle when desired.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Konstant Products, Inc.Inventor: Anthony N. Konsant
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Patent number: 7845654Abstract: An auxiliary wheel assembly mounted on a selected portion of a wheelbarrow comprising: several structural members namely a urethane receptacle barrow, a dual front support and wheel assembly, a rear support and wheel assembly with a plurality of heavy duty wheels, and a means to connect these front and rear assembles and barrow. These members are potentially made of various materials and are designed for Original Equipment offerings or After Market additions to currently produced wheel barrows. The device may have alternative embodiments with various materials and wheel assembly designs.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Inventor: Lucky W. Price, Jr.
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Patent number: 7845653Abstract: A container assembly is provided that includes a base container that has an upper opening and an upper container mounted in covering relation over the upper opening of the base container. A linkage connects the upper container to the base container in a manner that allows the upper container to be displaced from the covering relation over the upper opening of the base container, so as to permit access into the base container through the upper opening. A support assembly is spaced from the base container when the upper container is displaced from the covering relation over the upper opening of the base container and wheels are disposed toward a lower portion of the container assembly. A handle is provided for rollingly transporting the container assembly on the wheels in a tilted configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: ZAG Industries Ltd.Inventor: Amir Katz
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Patent number: 7823906Abstract: A mission adaptable multi-purpose, collapsible portable cart/utility table, for use in emergency response and disaster situations, camping, hunting and other outdoors activities, which carries medical rescue carts, canoes, small boats, game, or hauled cargo by hand. It transports one or more cargo bins over long, rough terrain and each bin can include one or more cabinet drawers therein, wherein upon tilting of a cargo bin from a horizontal transport position to a substantially vertical position the cargo bin serves as a supply cabinet. Each bin is openable to expose the supply drawers for use.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Valiant Rock LLCInventor: Charles W. Darling, III
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Patent number: 7819408Abstract: This application discloses movable, stowable support structure assemblies for supporting an article or receptacle. The support structure assemblies may include simple manually manipulable latches, which the user simply presses to release the support structure assembly, and upon release the support structure assembly is pivoted and movable to a fold flat profile within the perimeter and the side elevational profile of the article or receptacle, and may include spring biasing. The application provides for simple internal mechanisms, for unique faceplates with finger grips, and also provides for spring biasing and latching of the support structure assembly so that it automatically is retained in the fold flat profile. The support shaft may have mounted thereon either a ski, sled, or a wheel, as well as a typical stationary support stand shaft foot.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2007Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Inventor: Richard N. Shapiro
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Patent number: 7815215Abstract: This disclosure describes a work site utility carrier that configures as a dolly or hand truck in its retracted mode and a work bench in its elevated mode. Pivoting arm pairs enable the carrier's lower and upper receptacles to be transitioned between modes. Two “wheelbarrow” handles are pivotally attached at the lower outer end of the upper receptacle. When oriented at right angles to the upper receptacle bottom, the handles lessen the effort needed to maneuver the carrier. In a “semi-inclined” position the carrier rests in part on the handle outer ends, with much of the mass of the upper receptacle already elevated. Full elevation is facilitated by moving the lower receptacle toward the handle outer ends which act as brakes to keep the carrier stationary during the elevation.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Inventor: Archie Lowe
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Patent number: 7814638Abstract: One advantageous embodiment of the present invention is a reaction-injection-molded galley cart (10) for an aircraft. This cart (10) includes a body, which is configured to move along a passenger aisle of the aircraft. The body is comprised of a one-piece plastic shell (12) having a first side portion (28), a second side portion (30) spaced apart from the first side portion (28), a top side portion (24) extending between the first side portion (28) and the second side portion (30), and a bottom side portion (32) extending between the first side portion (28) and the second side portion (30). This one-piece plastic shell (12) includes at least one layer (36) of a reaction-injection-molded material.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: James P. Schalla
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Publication number: 20100259022Abstract: A rear wheel steering hand cart with an integrated brake system includes a main body (10), a push handle (20), a wheel unit (30) and a wheel seat (50) which includes an upper wheel seat (53), a lower wheel seat (51) and a rotary shaft (52); a wheel stop device (40) is disposed between a real wheel (32) and the wheel seat (50); a clutch device (60) is arranged between the upper wheel seat (53) and the lower wheel seat (51), a control rod (71) of the clutch device (60) is connected to the wheel stop device (40), and the clutch device (60) includes the first clutch element (61) and the second clutch element (63).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Zhiqun Zhong, Yen-Pin Kuo, Chutang Chang
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Patent number: 7810486Abstract: A cart suitable for supporting a grill, including a firebox. The cart has four panels each of which has all four of its edges bent to form a flange that provides structural rigidity and a connection feature for facilitating the assembly of the cart. Two opposing side panels are carried by and preferably welded to a respective side frame. The side frames are joined by upper crossbars, one at the front of the cart and a second at the rear of the cart. A bottom panel fits into and is carried by troughs formed by upturned lips on the lower edges of the side panels. The structural integrity and racking strength of the cart is enhanced by the attachment of a rear panels, which has a lower lip that locks into engagement with the rear edge of the bottom panel. The top edge of the rear panel is fastened to the rear upper crossbar to complete the basic structure of the cart. Hooks welded to the side frames allow easy and secure attachment of side and front attachments to the cart.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.Inventors: Adrian A. Bruno, Daniel S. Choi, Leonard Zelek
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Publication number: 20100247276Abstract: An improved lifting device and associated system for handling a standard beverage keg comprises a rigid support frame formed to partially surround a standing keg and including a pair of vertical posts spaced apart and interconnected by separate upper and lower transverse beams, the posts being erected and supported upon respective lateral base beams that extend forward and rearward of the posts with a support brace angularly disposed and secured over each forward beam extension. A lever rod is pivotally connected to the upper transverse beam having a lower handle end and an upper working end carrying a bifurcated chain link attached thereto, the bifurcated chain link holding a pair of hook fasteners sized and shaped to fit the hand holds provided on the upper rim of the standard keg.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventor: Giuseppe Loria
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Patent number: 7798501Abstract: An apparatus for transporting and storing a plurality of stands. Each stand has an elongate, vertically oriented pole having a longitudinal axis and a base supporting the pole with a plurality of legs extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pole. The apparatus includes a substantially planar base having a front end and a rear end, and a plurality of wheels supporting the substantially planar base. At least one shelf assembly is supported above the substantially planar base. Each shelf assembly has a first half and a second half. A substantially unobstructed slot extends upward from the substantially planar base wherein the first and second halves of the at least one shelf assembly are disposed on opposite sides of the slot.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Inventor: John D. Hopkins
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Patent number: 7798500Abstract: A foldable stroller having a frame for supporting a child carrier, wherein the frame includes front and rear wheels, a push/pull handle with a right and left push/pull bar, right and left front and rear wheel bars, having discs, which support the front and rear wheels, respectively, a right and left carrier supporting pin, a right coupling member associated with the right front wheel bar and a left coupling member associated with the left front wheel bar. The right push/pull bar and the right supporting pin are fixed so that the right front and rear wheel bar discs can pivot about an axis that runs transverse to the front and rear wheel bars, the push/pull bars and the support pins. The left push/pull bar and the left supporting pin are fixed so that the left front and rear wheel bar discs pivot relative one another about the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Royalty Bugaboo GmbHInventor: Jacob Geert Arie Den Boer
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Patent number: 7789401Abstract: The present invention the present invention relates to methods and systems for performing security screening using trays and a cart to facilitate the management and flow of those trays.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Securitypoint Holdings, LLC.Inventor: Joseph T. Ambrefe, Jr.
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Patent number: 7789174Abstract: A transporter for transporting a subject over a surface that may be irregular. The transporter includes a support platform for supporting a load, the loaded support platform defining fore-aft and lateral planes and characterized by a load distribution. A plurality of ground contacting elements are coupled to the support platform such that the transporter is statically stable with respect to tipping in the fore-aft plane. At least one of the plurality of ground contacting elements is driven by a motorized drive arrangement. A sensor module generates a signal indicative of the local distribution. Based at least on the load distribution, a controller commands the motorized drive arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean L. Kamen, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, John David Heinzmann, Robert R. Ambrogi, Christopher C. Langenfeld, J. Douglas Field
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Patent number: 7775532Abstract: A stroller is connected with a car seat, and includes a frame, a seat portion disposed on the frame, and a supporting member mounted to the seat portion. The supporting member is convertible between a supporting state where the supporting member stands on the seat portion, and a retracted state where the supporting member is disposed under the seat portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shun-Min Chen, Jun-Xu Jin
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Patent number: 7766347Abstract: A gate-and-seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate, a backrest, and a seat. The gate has a first end pivotally mountable to a rear portion of a shopping cart. The backrest includes a back support and a pair of legs with the back support defining a slot. The pair of legs extends from the back support and is pivotally mounted to a lower portion of the gate to enable pivotal movement of the backrest relative to the gate. The seat is pivotally mounted to the gate via at least one pivot mechanism and slidably extends through the slot of the back support. The seat includes a pair of ears extending laterally outward from the seat in opposite directions with each respective ear being releasably engageable relative to a rear surface of the back support of the backrest. The entire gate-and-seat assembly is made entirely from a plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Traget Brands, Inc.Inventors: Mark T. Ryan, Robert D. Peota
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Publication number: 20100187785Abstract: A coupling device (12) of a transport cart (9), through which the transport cart (9) can he coupled to a structure (15) of a supply panel (13) for medical applications, wherein the supply panel (13) can be positioned through a ceiling mount (14). The coupling device (12) has a first and a second jaw (2, 3) that can be coupled to the structure (15) of the supply panel (13), wherein, in order to couple the transport cart (9) to the structure (15), the first jaw (2), via a first latching device (18.1), and the second jaw (3), via a second latching device (18.2), can be locked into a closed position (20) (FIG. 6) from a stopped, uncoupled open position (19) upon mechanical pressure contact with the structure (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2007Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: ONDAL HOLDING GMBHInventors: Stefan Knappe, Matthias Weller
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Publication number: 20100148458Abstract: A medical ventilator cart, for use in hospitals or other medical settings, stores and transports various components of a ventilator system, such as a Breath Delivery Unit, a display monitor, and a compressor. First and second platforms are suspended above a base of the cart and allow the various ventilator cart components to be separately and independently placed on and removed from the cart without the need to move or rearrange any of the other ventilator components. One version of the cart provides an additional compressor platform attached to the base for mounting a compressor below the first platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLCInventors: Christopher G. Ross, Richard Calou, Colt Sander, Tony L. Lee, Christian J. Stefanovitz
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Patent number: 7735587Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Inventor: Todd D. Stahlnecker
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Publication number: 20100140889Abstract: A foldable wheel seat has a base, an operating bar, a first rotating shaft and two wheel axles. The base has a groove formed in a top face of the base. The operating bar is mounted pivotally in the groove of the base. The first rotating shaft is mounted rotatably in the base and has at least one end and two pulling segments. The at least one end of the first rotating shaft is extended into the groove of the base and is securely connected to the operating bar. The pulling segments are mounted on the first rotating shaft and each pulling segment has two pulling tabs. The wheel axles are mounted rotatably in the base and are perpendicular to the first rotating shaft and below the pulling segments of the first rotating shaft. Each wheel axle has an engaging block, at least two wheels, a holding panel and a torsional spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventor: Chin-Lin Chang
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Publication number: 20100140890Abstract: A modular utility cart comprising a body defining a door opening; wheels attached to a lower portion of the body for supporting the body; and a door operatively attached to the body and adapted to mate with the door opening, wherein the body is adapted to receive a utility module thereto is provided. A method of assembling a modular utility cart is also provided. A kit of utility cart and utility module(s) is equally provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Mathieu Boivin, Martin Bélanger, Martin Gauthier, Mathieu Audet
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Patent number: 7731206Abstract: The invention relates to a fork-lift truck comprising two steering wheels mounted on one axle, provided with a lifting and steering device arranged thereon and a fork-carrier frame mounted on the track rollers, comprising two supporting beams. The fork-carrier frame is mounted in such a manner that it interacts with the lifting and steering device. The fork-lift truck also comprises a set of wheels which can be disposed in the region of the front ends of the fork of the supporting beams on the fork-carrier frame. The aim of the invention is to enable a fork-lift truck to be fitted with an additional set of wheels if desired without having an adverse effect on the advantages of the use thereof. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that the fork-lift truck comprises overlapping tracks which extend the supporting beams and which can be detachably fixed to the fork-carrier frame and can be placed onto the supporting beams. The set of wheels are detachably arranged on the front side of the tracks.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2004Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Borrmann GmbHInventor: Hans-Peter Borrmann
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Patent number: 7731222Abstract: An assembly and method for adapting a baby stroller to better travel over unstable ground, such as sand. A sledge is provided that has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is flat with a beveled front end that enables the sledge to be easily pulled over sand or mud. Retention features, such as semi-cylindrical depressions, are formed in the top surface of the sledge. The retention features enable a baby stroller to be placed atop the sledge without rolling off. Once the wheels of the stroller are attached to the sledge, the sledge can be pulled through sand and mud more easily. The sledge may be supported by wide wheels to help the sledge roll over unstable ground. Furthermore, the sledge may be collapsible so that it can be easily stored when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Inventors: Joan Whiteley, Colleen Cody
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Publication number: 20100133770Abstract: A cart apparatus to facilitate the play of disc golf may include but not be limited to a chassis, at least three wheels rotatably coupled to the chassis, a handle member mounted to the chassis, a floor platform mounted on the chassis and at least one seat member retractably mounted on the floor platform such that the seat member descends through the floor platform with the application of a sufficient weight and the seat member ascends through the floor platform after the removal of the weight. The seat member may consist of a seat mounted on a support. When someone sits on the seat the seat support descends through a hole in floor platform until it hits the ground. The ground then supports the weight of the sitter. When the sitter stands up and gets off the seat, the member ascends through the floor platform back to its starting position, or close thereto. Folding or collapsible embodiments of the cart apparatus allow it to be stored or transported more easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventor: Russell Mims
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Publication number: 20100123294Abstract: Carts capable of conversion between a powered-pull mode, a powered-ride mode, and a non-powered-pull mode are shown and described. In one embodiment, a cart comprises a platform have a seat-receptacle. A cooler is configured to be positionable in the seat-receptacle. A walled chamber is also positioned on the platform. The cart also includes at least one wheel in functional communication with a drive capable of rotating the wheel. The cart also includes a handle-system having a first operable position configured to allow a user seated inside the cart to control the drive, and a second operable position configured to allow a user walking in front of the cart to control the drive. The cart is further configured to be capable of rolling freely when the drive is off or disengaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventors: Eric Ellington, Daniel Lee Ellington
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Patent number: 7717440Abstract: A manually operable luggage cart includes a central and unitary storage chamber with planar top and bottom surfaces. The assembly further includes a handle that is pivotal between rectilinear oblong displaced positions extending parallel and diagonal to a longitudinal length of the storage chamber, a plurality of casters rotatably connected to the storage chamber, and a mechanism for automatically biasing the casters between exposed and retracted positions from the bottom surface of the storage chamber when the handle is pivoted between the parallel and diagonal positions and about a curvilinear path defined adjacent to the proximal end of the storage chamber. The adaptable luggage cart further includes a plurality of straps.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Inventor: Ahmad Baba
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Patent number: 7712843Abstract: A front wheel of a golf cart includes a supporting component, a round rotating member, and a joining shaft coupling the rotating member to the supporting component; the supporting component includes a holding part, which has an outer stopping protrusion, a polygonal portion, and a round portion adjoining the polygonal portion; the shaft includes a shank partly held in the holding part; a spring biases the shaft to such a position that the shaft is prevented from rotating by the polygonal portion; a fixing component is secured around other end of the shank, and contains the stopping protrusion; the fixing component has a polygonal hollow portion to fit closely around the polygonal portion to prevent the shaft from rotating; the round rotating member can be turned together with the shaft to fold the front wheel after the polygonal hollow portion is relocated around the round portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Sports World Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Fang-Li Wu
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Patent number: 7712750Abstract: A creeper includes an inner framework having longitudinally extending, laterally spaced side rails interconnected by one or more cross members extending therebetween. A support plate is secured to the inner framework. A pad is positioned on the support plate and a cover encompasses the pad and at least a portion of the inner framework therein. A plurality of caster assemblies are secured to the inner framework.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Whiteside Mfg. Co.Inventors: Kirt E. Whiteside, Shane Obitts, Kristin C. Mays
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Publication number: 20100108781Abstract: An engine and high pressure pump for a power washer mounted on a platform, the platform being mounted on a wheeled chassis having a plurality of axles, at least one of the axles being steerable by a manual handle member for maneuvering and transport of the high pressure washing assembly to a source of low pressure water, the high pressure water platform also having a plurality of frame members for storage and support of the power washer accessories, including but not limited to high pressure hose and trigger wands.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Giacomo Terrizzi, Peter Aiello
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Patent number: 7708290Abstract: The described embodiments of the present invention provide a modular mobile workstation with storage capacity. The apparatus has a modular shell that can be used for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to, a stool and low table combination, a table and coat-rack combination, and a high table combination. The modular shell encloses a removable inner shell that can be used to store goods while traveling with the unit. In one embodiment, two large wheels cap the respective ends of the shell and allow the apparatus to roll freely behind a user. A multi-use handle is also included with the apparatus. In one embodiment, the handle is collapsible and is secured to the apparatus by a securing scarf, which also serves to hold the interlocking pieces of the outer shell together. The unit is useful for travelers needing a mobile workspace, and prevents the need for additional luggage, as it also provides storage capacity.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Inventor: Jeff Jenkins
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Patent number: 7703777Abstract: A portable contractor cart for use on construction sites that have not yet been hard wired includes a frame having front and rear wheels and arranged on the upper deck side of the frame from front to back are a 50 foot electric cord reel and a 50 foot compressed air line, an air compressor, an electrical generator, a refrigerated cooler and a weatherproof radio/cd player. A handle is mounted to the rear of the frame and a pivotable foot brake is interconnected to the rear axle for locking and unlocking the rear wheels, and the cart can be motorized wherein a motor and pulley arrangement would be mounted to the underside of the frame. Snaps are spaced about the periphery of the frame for attaching a covering thereto thereby protecting the cart when it is left outside on the job site. A welder generator for a TIG or MIG welder can also be mounted on the frame in place of the air compressor, and a trailer hitch can extend from the front of the frame for towing the cart from site to site.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Inventor: Charles Eugene Horn, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100090429Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a movable element to a structure includes a support member and at least one belt retractor having a retractable belt and a fitting. The belt retractor may be fastened to a support member. The belt retractor is arranged in such a way that, if the fitting couples the structure and the movable element, the retractor prevents unrolling of the belt by more than a predefinable range if an external force, such as sudden mid-air turbulence acts on the movable element. Thus, the movable element is secured.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Airbus Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas Hartmann, Hans-Gerhard Giesa, Thomas Rathmann-Ramlow
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Publication number: 20100090444Abstract: A folding wagon has a folding frame with a stowed position and an open position. The folding frame comprises a pair of front and rear vertical support. The folding frame further comprises a pair of front supplemental links and a pair of rear supplemental links. A plurality of flatbed supports form a central flatbed support joint in the middle of the wagon. The central flatbed support joint folds upward when the folding frame is being configured into stowed position, and the plurality of flatbed supports are pivotally connected to the pair of front vertical supports and the pair of rear vertical supports. Wheels attach to the folding frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Zhaosheng Chen, Yishun Chen
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Patent number: 7694981Abstract: A mobile storage and work cart is described that includes a reconfigurable frame, a plurality of casters extending from the reconfigurable frame and operable for moving the cart, and a work surface attached to the reconfigurable frame and forming a top of the cart. The reconfigurable frame is operable to adjust a height of the work surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan C. Heath, Richard R. Fengler, Stephen A. Doyle, Dwight L. Engwall, Peter K. Bilitsis, Frederick C. Edman, Gary E. Jones, Thomas G. Klingler, Richard D. Tuzzolino, Erwin R. Kuhn, Basilio Penuelas, Lawrence M. Apodaca
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Patent number: 7686110Abstract: A garbage can moving system includes an elongated handle having a first end and a second end. A grip is attached to the second end. A bracket assembly is attached to the handle adjacent to the first end. The bracket assembly is removably engageable with a rod positioned on a perimeter wall of a garbage can. A wheel is rotatably coupled to the handle and extends below the first end of the handle. A motor is coupled to the handle and is mechanically coupled to the wheel. The motor rotates the wheel when the motor is turned on. An actuator is electrically coupled to the motor. The motor is turned on when the actuator is actuated to an on position and the motor is turned off when the actuator is actuated to an off position.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Inventor: Anuj Agarwal
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Patent number: 7681894Abstract: A device for fitting seats and the like to the chassis of baby carriages includes at each side of the seat a respective anchoring mechanism for a direct anchoring at corresponding attachments provided at the chassis of the baby carriage. The anchoring mechanism is housed in a body inferiorly having a projection having a slanted edge adapted to shift a transverse pin slidably fitted in a box making up the attachment provided at the chassis when the aforementioned body is fitted to the box. The transverse pin is linked to a spring adapted to take said transverse pin back to its initial position when the action of the aforementioned projection having a slanted edge has ceased. A control is exteriorly fitted to the body housing the anchoring mechanism, the control being linked to said mechanism and when actuated releasing the anchored state.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Jane, S.A.Inventor: Manuel Jane Santamaria