Abstract: A wheeled chassis assembly for a sorption column in the form of a vat (1) for cleaning waste gases has at the bottom end thereof a depending foot rim (5) and an outwardly projecting corrugation (4). Wheel mounts (14) with wheels (7) thereon are pivotally secured to wheel brackets (6). Each wheel bracket (6) has an engagement surface (16) pressed onto the outside surface of vat (1) between foot rim (5) and corrugation (4) by a counter-piece (17) engaging the inside surface of foot rim (5) and threadingly coupled to wheel bracket (6). Engagement surfaces (16 and 18) are curved to conform with the outside surface of vat (1) and the inside surface of foot rim (5), respectively. Below an engagement surface (16), a wheel bracket (6) has an annular groove (19) for receiving a foot rim (5), its upper area having an inclined curved portion (21) for engaging the corrugation (4) and shaped to conform with the configuration thereof.

Abstract: The invention outlined in the disclosure is a mobile delivery and technology center for provisioning and delivering electronic devices from a originating location to a target location or receiving campus. The center allows the transport of devices in the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) packaging, with an area designed for un-packaging and provisioning computers at the target location before installation.

Abstract: A refuse and recycling cart assembly includes a U-shaped lower frame to hold a plurality of refuse or yard waste containers with easy turn lockable wheels to provide for maneuvering the cart in tight places, stopping or storing the cart on inclined and slippery surfaces or immobilizing the cart during loading or unloading. A U-shaped upper frame with a low to the ground wide rear opening provides for easy loading of containers into the cart with little lifting required. A U-shaped rear vertical support frame has a removable upper frame to give even more clearance for loading containers into the cart with little lifting. The top of the upper rear vertical support frame is bent to provide a handle with a user gripping strip placed on the handle. Upper and lower U-shaped horizontal supports are cantilevered from the upper vertical support frame to support a pair of recycling bins.

Abstract: A control unit is slidably mounted on a top corner of a playard and connected to the slider inside the seat through a linking unit passing through a standing post of the playard. When the control unit pulls the slider to move relative to the seat along a first direction, a braking pin slides relative to the seat along a second direction and disengages from the hub to release a wheel. When the control unit is pushed to lock the wheel, the bias force from springs moves the slider and the braking pin to slide along the opposite direction, leading the braking pin to engage with the hub to brake the wheel. The wheel can be operated to brake or release by a remote control unit.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame and supporting the frame above a floor, a wheel, a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along the floor, and a brake handle coupled to the push handle and movable to move a brake to impede rotation of the wheel.

Abstract: A transport pallet assembly that can safely and easily transport large and heavy equipment of a character that is both delicate and temperature sensitive. The assembly is specially designed to safely and easily transport and store highly sensitive and easily damaged scientific equipment such as large, sophisticated lithograph machines.

Abstract: A cart comprising a platform configured to support something being transported. The cart has primary wheels including two or more rows of three or more non-swivelable wheels wherein the lower-most points of the wheels in a row form an arc. The wheels longitudinally span at least a portion of the platform.

Abstract: A system for merchandise ordering and order fulfillment for highly efficient and accessible remote placement and assembly of merchandise orders. The system includes a network comprising a programmed central station and remote stations of various types permitting customer entry and employee fulfillment of merchandise orders.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A modular vehicle includes a base body having a frame, driver compartment, chassis, motor and wheels, a removable modular component adapted to be locked and unlocked therefrom, and locks that fasten the removable modular component within the base body. The removable modular component provides added structural rigidity to the frame when installed, and can comprise at least 20 percent of the overall volume and at least 20 percent of the overall weight of the entire vehicle. Locks permit the modular component to be removed and replaced with another removable modular component when said locks are unlocked. Various modular components can be directed toward medical, weapons, fire equipment, rescue equipment, hunting supplies, reconnaissance, command center, outback vehicle, or a survival camper. A triangular truss support system provides increased support and protection for the underside of the vehicle, such as for when the vehicle runs over an IED or other destructive device.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The invention is a combination mobile tool caddy and seat for performing work adapted for use by a tradesman such as an electrician, plumber, carpenter and the like. The wheeled mobile caddy includes a rigid frame having a lower and an upper support member vertically separated by upright corner members. The lower support member extends beyond the upper support member to form a platform area upon which a cylindrical vessel or bucket can be stored. The bucket is equipped with a liner having pockets for storing hand tools. Four caster wheels are appropriately attached to the lower support member so that the caddy can be wheeled from a service vehicle to a specific job site having stored therein the tradesman's tools, as well as necessary material supplies to perform daily job functions.

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.

Abstract: A portable tool box for facilitating transporting of tools to a desired location through a crawl space includes a container receiving tools to be transported. The container includes a base wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from the base wall to define an interior space of the container. The interior space of the container receives the tools when the tools are positioned in the container. A top edge of the base wall defines an open end of the container. A lifting handle is coupled to the container. The lifting handle is graspable to permit lifting of the container when the container is to be transported. Each of a plurality of wheels is rotatably coupled to the container. Each of the wheels rolls across a support surface to facilitate transportation of the container across the support surface.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a trash bin, namely an enclosed trash bin having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash bin contains a detachable cart in which trash and/or trash cans can be placed upon for storage and the cart can be detached from the rest of the trash bin and wheeled to the curb on trash pick-up day. The wheeled cart can either be removed from the inside of the trash bin or makes up at least one portion of the trash bin so that when it is removed it is brought to the curb with at least one portion of the cart. When the cart is returned to the trash bin and placed inside of the bin the trash bin is then whole and impermeable to raccoons and other animals and/or rodents.

Abstract: Aircraft galley carts and methods for their manufacture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a galley cart for use on an aircraft includes a body configured to be moved along a passenger aisle of the aircraft. The body can include a one-piece plastic shell forming a first side portion and at least one of a second side portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion of the body. In one aspect of this embodiment, at least a portion of the one-piece plastic shell can include an inner skin offset from an outer skin in a double-wall configuration.

Abstract: A cart sanitizing system is disclosed for applying a sanitizing fluid to sanitize a shopping cart. A pressurized supply of sanitizing fluid is applied to the cart contained within a cart enclosure through a series of spray nozzles mounted along a spray arch. The pressurized sanitizing fluid is supplied to the spray arch from a pressure tank, which is fed with the supply of sanitizing fluid from a chemical make-down system. The chemical make-down system creates the sanitizing fluid, which preferably includes a sanitizing agent and a surfactant mixed within fresh water. The sanitizing fluid is created by a mixing device by flowing the fresh water over inlet tubes for both the sanitizing agent and the surfactant. The mixture of the surfactant and sanitizing agent allows the sanitizing fluid to be applied to the shopping carts and eliminates the requirement for drying.

Abstract: A single piece blow-moulded plastics wheel 1 for a trash cart 6 comprises an inner hub part 2, an outer rolling part 3, and spoke parts 4. The hub part 2 has a bore 5 extending therethrough. A spacer section 8 projects outwardly from one side of the hub part 2 and a recess 15 on the opposite side. The spacer section 8 of one wheel is engageable in the recess 15 of another similar wheel for stacking the wheels during transportation and storage.

Abstract: A control unit is slidably mounted on a top corner of a playard and connected to the slider inside the seat through a linking unit passing through a standing post of the playard. When the control unit pulls the slider to move relative to the seat along a first direction, a braking pin slides relative to the seat along a second direction and disengages from the hub to release a wheel. When the control unit is pushed to lock the wheel, the bias force from springs moves the slider and the braking pin to slide along the opposite direction, leading the braking pin to engage with the hub to brake the wheel. The wheel can be operated to brake or release by a remote control unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reuseable seat delivery pallet for transporting seats. The seat delivery pallet includes a platform, and spaced-apart first and second locking tracks positioned on the platform for securing a seat thereto. The first and second locking tracks are adapted to receive feet of the seat therein and to permit the seat slide between a locking position and a release position. The seat delivery pallet also including a lock positioned on the platform for cooperating with the seat to maintain the seat in the locking position.

Abstract: An embodiment of an assist device for maneuvering a tire and wheel assembly is provided. The device comprises a base member, a support frame configured to support a tire and wheel assembly thereon, and a sliding mechanism disposed between the base member and support frame, wherein the sliding mechanism is configured to move the support frame sideways, forward, and backward relative to the base member.

Abstract: A laundry cart adapted for multiple configurations includes a body defining an end opening at a top of the body and a notch opening in a front wall. The body is adapted for alternative receipt of a lid covering the end opening or a removable extension vertically extending a cart interior. The depicted body includes a peripheral ledge and a raised lip at the top. The front wall includes a ledge and recessed surface for receiving a door covering the notch opening. The lid and door may engage each other to hold the door in a closed position. The cart may include attachment mechanisms for releasably attaching the removable extension to the body and door latches for holding the door in a closed position. The cart may include a hanger bar for suspending laundry in the interior.

Abstract: A portable enclosure, including a thin flexible cover for covering an object and protecting it from the environment, a storage cassette for removably storing said cover therein, a wheeled carriage for removably receiving the storage cassette, whereby the storage cassette either may be transported by the wheeled carriage to a position close to the object whereupon the cover may be removed from the storage cassette and placed over the object or may be removed from the wheeled carriage such that the storage cassette and the cover therein may be used in a location distant from the wheeled carriage.

Abstract: A base tool caddy for janitorial cleaning supplies is disclosed. The tool caddy has an inner circular element which can be in the shape of a cylinder. This inner circular element fits around the base of a standard commercial trash barrel. The inner circular element has an inwardly disposed lip that is designed to fit between the bottom of a commercial trash barrel and the top of the trash barrel's standard commercial wheeled dolly thereby securing the tool caddy to the trash barrel, dolly combination. The inner circular element has one or more outwardly disposed compartments designed to hold janitorial tools and supplies. These outwardly disposed compartments may be configured to serve as a bumper, thereby protecting walls and other surfaces from being marked by the trash barrel. The outwardly disposed compartments may incorporate a stabilizing edge to prevent the trash barrel from rolling when laid on its side.

Abstract: A system of transport carts are positioned in side by side relation in fore and aft extending spaced apart rows disposed along a delivery van to leave an aisle between them. The carts have wheel supported upright frames with bottom supports for the products disposed at a level above the floor of the van and open fronts with front decks movable from a stowed retracted position to a generally horizontal operative position adjacent the bottom supports. The decks are movable into generally abutting relation to form a raised false floor between the rows of carts on which hand trucks can travel.

Abstract: A holding device for securing the top mounting section of a container is disclosed. The holding device the top mounting section of the container including a received section, the top mounting section in engagement with the receiving section, characterized in that the receiving section is pivotally sealed at the lower edge of the top mounting section and the circumferential edge of the top mounting section is a pivot point connecting with the receiving section, the receiving section has a funnel shape extended downward and the extension is a guiding hole.

Abstract: The stopper for preventing movement of a bag equipped with casters according to the present invention contains: a base mounted on the bottom surface of the bag; a swingable member having one end portion rotatably connected to the base, and having the other end portion capable of being manipulated so as to swing the swingable member between a housing position where the other end portion is positioned close to the base and an engagement position for engaging the other end portion with the ground; a first link having one end portion rotatably connected to the swingable member, and having the other end portion rotatably and slidably connected to the base and slidable along the bottom surface of the base in response to the swinging movement of the swingable member; and a second link having one end portion rotatably connected to the other end portion of the first link, and constructed so as to be slidable with the other end portion of the first link along the bottom surface of the base.

Abstract: A mobile cart for serving food and/or beverages is described. According to various implementations, the cart is equipped with a removable mission module. The mission module includes equipment that is used by the cart to perform its designated mission, such as an oven (for a hot food service mission module), a cooling unit (for a cold food service mission module), a beverage dispenser (for a beverage service mission module), a point of sale terminal (for duty-free service mission module), appropriate branding (for a franchising mission), or a custom equipment (for a customized mission). The mission module also includes a processor and a memory. The mission module is removable, and may be one of several mission modules available to the cart. Thus, for each type of mission, there may be a different mission module. This enables the cart to be quickly and easily “customized” for each mission by replacing an unneeded module with a required one.

Abstract: A dolly which is removably attachable to a bucket which is used for construction work such as retaining tile grout or is used for gardening. The attachment device has one section which can be press fit onto the bottom of the bucket so that the bucket can be rolled and a second section which can be press fit onto the top of the bucket so that the bucket is sealed to prevent its contents from drying out. The device also has an optional seating platform to support accessory items to be used with the bucket.

Abstract: A reconfigurable, transportable container assembly is provided. Side panels are releasably interconnected with each other and combine with a base panel, and a top panel releasably mates with the side panels. The top panel is combined with the side panels and the base panel to form a transport configuration that defines a closed, transportable, collapsible container, and that is reconfigurable to a nontransport configuration that defines a substantially stationary structure different from the transport configuration. Embodiments can include deployable wheel assemblies and extendible jack assemblies connect to the base panel.

Abstract: A cart for transporting items used in welding operations includes a platform, wheels, a handle and a connector. The platform is dimensioned such that an associated container of welding consumables can rest on the platform. The wheels connect to the platform to facilitate movement of the cart. The handle connects to and extends upwardly from the platform. The connector allows for selective connecting of the cart to an associated welding cart.

Abstract: A weighted sunscreen for outdoor use, which includes a shade having an elongated post with a first end, a second end, and a canopy attached to the first end, a weight, to which the second end is attached, a platform comprising an upper side upon which the weight is mounted, and a lower side, and at least three wheels attached to the lower side of the platform. The weighted sunscreen may also include a stopping device to keep the weighted sunscreen from moving. The weight may be concrete, a statue, a planter, an aquatic planter, or an aquarium.

Abstract: A self-contained utility cart consisting of an upright casing that has forward and rearward areas and side areas. The casing has a multiple of compartments therein which can be accessible from the front or the rear of the cart. Some of the compartments are covered by hinged covers. The casing is supported by casters with some of them being stationary while others can swivel to enhance the maneuverability of the cart. The casters at the bottom of the rear area are so placed that their circumference extends beyond the rear area of the casing to aid in maneuvering raisers in stairways. On a rear area of the cart there is provided a trash bag holder that can be collapsed when not in use but can be stabilized in a horizontal position to receive a trash bag when in a deployed position.

Abstract: A computer cart is formed to have ventilation channels extending along its sides to enable computers to be ventilated while stored in the computer cart without requiring excessive machining of the side panels forming the cart. The cart includes a frame with an external skin formed of panels. The upper edges of the side panels are offset from an edge of a top panel so that a ventilation channel is formed between the top panel and the side panels. Optionally, the channel may also extend between the top panel and a side panel and between the top panel and a front panel including doors that allow access to an inside of the computer cart. A similar channel may be formed on the bottom. As air is heated by computers within the computer cart, the warm air will rise and exit the computer cart via the upper ventilation channel, while drawing in cooler air through the lower ventilation channel.

Abstract: A bowling ball carrier such as a wheeled cart which, in one preferred embodiment, includes one or more removably attached ball bags which may have end supports for stability. In another embodiment of the invention, the bowling ball carrier may include removably attached panels to facilitate the placement of embroidery on the panels. In another aspect of the invention, a pouch with a resilient, elastic portion may be used to transport a bowling ball, and may be attached to the cart frame, allowing easy access to and removal of the ball from the pouch without having to remove the pouch from the cart frame.

Abstract: A cart is described that has a wheeled base and an upright frame extending upwardly from the base. A side frame extends upwardly from the base and abuts the upright frame. The upper face of the base, the front face of the upright frame and the inside face of the side frame together form an open cargo bay. A horizontal work surface projects outward from the rear face of the upright frame. A storage compartment is attached to the rear face of the upright frame below the work surface.

Abstract: A water caddy for capturing, containing, transporting, and emptying a fluid includes an open top fluid container pivotally attached to a cabinet set on wheels. The fluid container is pivotable between a fill position in which the container receives fluid through the open top and an empty position in which fluid is emptied from the container through the open top without having to lift any portion of the cabinet. A pneumatic actuator interconnecting the cabinet and fluid container assists the user in emptying the fluid container by urging the fluid container toward its empty position. The water caddy 10 may be dimensioned to enable a user to conveniently empty captured fluid directly into an existing floor toilet. One or more brakes are employed to inhibit inadvertent movement of the water caddy as it is being filled or emptied.

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.

Abstract: A drum dolly on which an upright drum may be placed. A C-shaped frame is supported on side members which are each supported on front and rear casters. The frame includes a support ledge to receive the rim of the drum. The underside of the support ledge is positioned slightly above the floor. The bottom of a drum to be transported is moved onto the frame through its open side while the drum is tipped slightly.

Abstract: A lifting device and method therefore utilizing an air bag or the like for lifting an object supported by a wheeled platform or the like, from a stationary, parked configuration wherein the object conceals the wheeled platform and supports the object, to a lifted, configuration whereby the wheeled platform supports the object, allowing same to be easily moved via the wheeled platform. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a planter unit comprising a pot or the like for containing a plant, said pot having a false bottom wherein there is situated a support platform having castors or the like thereon, and an air bag or other flexible container configured to be filled with fluid situated between the wheeled platform and the underside of the pot. In use, the false bottom has a cavity formed therein to enclose the wheeled platform, the false bottom having a lower edge supporting the pot when the air bag is uninflated.

Abstract: The tool creeper is a rectangular box of a predetermined size related to work area requirements. The tool creeper has a plurality of compartments and drawers to accommodate tools. A plurality of creeper wheels having mounts are attached in a spatial relationship on the outside of a bottom panel to provide tool creeper movement that can readily follow a similar movement of the mechanic in a work space. Additionally, a proximal top surface has a pivotally attached lid for easy access and securement of the contents inside the tool creeper. On the rear of the tool creeper is a power cord socket to provide AC and DC power available for use in the work area. AC and DC power outlets are provided at a side panel of the tool creeper. A work area illumination light is provided along a rear top surface of the tool creeper.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding a paint tray which allows such tray to be readily moved without risk of spilling paint therefrom. Such apparatus includes a frame member having at least three vertically disposed side wall members. A predetermined length of two of these side wall members being longer that is a predetermined length of any remaining side wall members. Further, there is at least one horizontally disposed support member positioned at least one of intermediate each end of such side wall members and below a bottom surface of such side wall members. The final essential element of the frame member is a plurality of leg members disposed closely adjacent an outer perimeter of and attached to such frame member. Rollers are attached to a bottom of each of such leg members for facilitating movement of such apparatus over a surface and a handle is attached to such frame member for moving the apparatus as required while painting.

Abstract: A cart assembly includes a frame that includes a bottom wall and four posts attached to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. Four bars are attached to adjacent ones of the posts. The bars are positioned such that a front bar, a back bar, a first side bar and a second side bar are defined. Each one of four mesh walls extends between the bottom wall and one of the bars so that each of the posts has an adjacent pair of mesh walls orientated perpendicular to each other. A cover is hingedly coupled to frame and selectively positionable in an open position extending upwardly from the frame or in a closed position orientated parallel to a plane of the loop. A handle and a pair of rails are each attached to the frame.

Abstract: The utility cart has a first pair of corner posts, a second pair of corners posts, a shelf, a front support bar, a pair of parallel side support bars, and a back support bar, which is particularly suited for supporting a drawstring garment bag for receiving garments being dispatched from a conveyor dryer. For added support and rigidity, the utility cart is also provided with a pair of parallel side support bars, each side support bar extending from a first corner post to a second corner post. For added ease of movement, the utility cart can also be provided with swivel-wheel caster assemblies on each of the four posts. The utility cart and drawstring garment bag can be provided as a kit along with a wedge member and a set of size separators.

Abstract: A product information assembly, including a main body portion, a self-coiling information sheet, and a mounting structure. The main body portion may define a slot. The self-coiling information sheet may extend through the slot and may include a first end retained behind the main body portion and a second end positioned in front of the main body portion. The self-coiling information sheet may be operative in a display mode in which substantially all of the self-coiling information sheet is extended in front of the main body portion and a coiled mode in which substantially all of the self-coiling information sheet is coiled behind the main body portion.

Abstract: A creeper chair having a frame, a seat and at least one side platform flanking said seat. The platform includes a product-retaining holder in any combination of number, sizes and shapes to secure various products and supplies or tools to said platform.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a trash cart, namely an enclosed trash cart having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash cart is connected to at least one wheel axle having wheels that allow the cart to be transported from a storage area to the curb for garbage pickup. The trash cart can also have an attachment system that gives the owner the option of overlaying a number of different external decorative panels to the trash cart making the cart both functional and decorative. The trash cart of the present invention enables a homeowner to store daily garbage outside the home or garage in a decorative enclosure that keeps the garbage protected from animals and makes it easy to transport garbage to the curb on pick-up day.

Abstract: A transporter for foldable tents is provided. The transporter comprises a case and a transport device for folded-up tents. The case is connected to an L-profile. The L-profile comprises a vertical plate and a horizontal plate. The horizontal plate engages below the tent while the vertical plate is releasably connected to the case. The tent is rigidly held together by way of a strip which extends around the tent in a horizontal plane. Generally, two wheels are used for the transport. The wheels are provided at two sides of the transporter. The wheels may be kept in a chamber near the very top of the case. The packed tent is pulled or pushed in a slanted position. The transporter allows the foldable tent to be transported and stored easily. Also, the erection and packing of the tent may be accomplished by only a single person.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for equipping a recliner with one or more accessories, comprising a base frame portion attachable to the recliner, the base frame having a plurality of mounting locations and a plurality of recliner accessories, each of which is arranged for removable attachment to a corresponding one or more of said mounting locations.