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US 10,245,885 B2Granted
Pallet dolly puller system
OwnerRaymond E. Davisinventor
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Abstract
A pallet moving system includes a pallet dolly puller, and a pallet dolly with a guiding structure thereon permitting and facilitating the blind engagement and disengagement of the dolly puller to the pallet. The dolly puller includes caster wheels, a handle, and at least one projecting portion configured to mateably couple with recessed portions on the underside of the pallet dolly in order that the pallet dolly may be moved and readily re-positioned even in confined spaces.
Claims12
A pallet dolly moving system comprising:
- 1) a pallet dolly puller including a handle, a platform portion in , a platform stop, a plurality of wheel assemblies, at least one projecting portion including at least one bulbous cap portion, the at least one projecting portion is mounted immovably to the platform portion;
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- 2) a pallet dolly with a top, sides, a bottom and a guide entryway located at sides of the pallet dolly for accepting and guiding portions of the projecting portion of the pallet dolly puller.
A method for coupling a pallet dolly to a pallet dolly puller to move the pallet dolly comprising the steps of:
- (1) providing a pallet dolly puller that comprises:
- a handle, a platform portion, a plurality of wheel assemblies, at least one projecting portion mounted immovably to the platform portion in a fixed angular disposition with at least one bulbous cap atop the at least one projecting portion, and, a pallet dolly that comprises:
- a top, sides, a bottom and one or more guide entryways located at sides of the pallet dolly for accepting and guiding portions of the projecting portion of the pallet dolly puller;
- (2) positioning the pallet dolly puller adjacent the one or more guide entryways;
- (3) tilting the at least one projecting portion forward and downwardly toward sides of the pallet dolly in order to move the at least one cap of the pallet dolly into the at least one or more guide entryways;
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- (4) After insertion of the at least one cap into the at least one guide entryway, tilting the at least one projecting portion rearwardly, and trapping the at least one cap behind overhung portions of the pallet dolly sides.
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