Cart with lifting assistance
OwnerJames Anthony DePadroinventor
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Abstract
A cart with lifting assistance is provided. The cart includes a forward frame having a top end and a bottom end. The forward frame makes up a front end of the cart. The cart further includes a rearward frame having a top end and a bottom end. The rearward frame makes up a rear end of the cart. Wheels are secured to the bottom ends of the forward frame and the rearward frame. A handle frame extends from at least one of the top ends of the forward frame and the rearward frame, and disposed towards the rear end around a waist height of a user. A pivoting frame is pivotally connected to the front end of the cart and pivots from the front end to beyond the front end. A latch is secured to the pivoting frame and is operable to releasably connect to a bin or container.
Claims9
A cart comprising:
- a main frame comprising a top end, a bottom end, a front end and a rear end;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the bottom end of the main frame;
- a handle frame extending from the main frame, and disposed towards the rear end around a waist height of a user;
- a pivoting frame pivotally connected to the main frame and operable to pivot beyond the front end;
- a first motor operable to pivot the pivoting frame forward away from the front end and backward towards the front end;
- a motor track vertically disposed and comprising a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end of the motor track is pivotally secured to the top end of the pivoting frame;
- a latching member slidably engaged with the motor track, and operable to releasably connect to a bin;
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- a second motor operable to move the latching member from the bottom end of the motor track to the top end of the motor track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.