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US 10,414,420 B1Granted
Apparatus for hauling and storing supplies
OwnerJustin T. Doubetinventor
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Abstract
An improved apparatus for hauling supplies, including, but not limited to, supplies held in buckets or other containers. The disclosed apparatus also provides improvements for supply storage. An embodiment provides removably attached racks, the racks being adapted for storing removable containers when attached, and is configured for storing the racks thereupon when detached. In an optional aspect, a removably attached suspension member provides for additional supply storage, and the suspension member may also be stored upon the apparatus when detached. Supplies may be stored upon the apparatus while it is stationary, and may also be hauled from place to place using the apparatus.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a vertical frame portion, the vertical frame portion configured with at least one pair of mounting brackets, the mounting brackets of the pair being fixedly attached to opposing sides of the vertical frame portion at a particular vertical height, the mounting brackets of the pair adapted for removable attachment of a storage rack, the storage rack comprising an open frame in which at least one container for holding supplies is suspendable and configured with a pair of mounting arms extending from the open frame in a perpendicular direction and coplanar therewith, wherein an outer dimension of the mounting arms is adapted for removably sliding within the mounting brackets to provide the removable attachment;
- a horizontal base portion fixedly attached to a bottom end of the vertical frame portion;
- a pair of rotatable wheels connected to an axle, the axle being connected to the vertical frame portion;
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- at least one pair of support members fixedly attached to the vertical frame portion for hanging the storage rack therefrom when detached, the support members of the pair being fixedly attached to opposing sides of the vertical frame portion at a same vertical height.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a vertical frame portion, the vertical frame portion configured with two pairs of mounting brackets, the mounting brackets of each pair being fixedly attached to opposing sides of the vertical frame portion at a corresponding particular vertical height, the mounting brackets of each pair adapted for removable attachment of a first storage rack and a second storage rack, the storage racks each comprising an open frame in which a plurality of containers for holding supplies are suspendable and configured with a pair of mounting arms extending from the open frame in a perpendicular direction and coplanar therewith, wherein an outer dimension of the mounting arms is adapted for removably sliding within the mounting brackets to provide the removable attachment;
- a horizontal base portion fixedly attached to a bottom end of the vertical frame portion;
- a pair of rotatable wheels connected to an axle, the axle being connected to the vertical frame portion;
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- at least one pair of support members fixedly attached to the vertical frame portion for hanging the storage racks therefrom when detached, the support members of the pair being fixedly attached to opposing sides of the vertical frame portion at a same vertical height.
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A method for hauling and storing supplies, comprising:
- storing a plurality of supplies upon an apparatus, the apparatus configured to comprise:
- a vertical frame portion, the vertical frame portion configured with at least one pair of mounting brackets, the mounting brackets of the pair being fixedly attached to opposing sides of the vertical frame portion at a particular vertical height, the mounting brackets of the pair adapted for removable attachment of a storage rack, the storage rack comprising an open frame in which a plurality of containers for holding the supplies is suspendable and configured with a pair of mounting arms extending from the open frame in a perpendicular direction and coplanar therewith, wherein an outer dimension of the mounting arms is adapted for removably sliding within the mounting brackets to provide the removable attachment;
- a horizontal base portion fixedly attached to a bottom end of the vertical frame portion;
- a pair of rotatable wheels connected to an axle, the axle being connected to the vertical frame portion;
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- at least one pair of support members fixedly attached to the vertical frame portion for hanging the storage rack therefrom when detached, the support members of the pair being fixedly attached to opposing sides of the vertical frame portion at a same vertical height;
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- hauling the supplies from a first physical location to a second physical location while the supplies are stored upon the apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.