# US 10,479,261 B2 · Towable trolley for the transport of equipment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,479,261 B2 - Document ID: US10479261B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/491,128 - Filed: 2017-04-19 - Published: 2017-11-23 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-05-18 - Assignees: Manitou Italia S.R.L. - Applicants: Manitou Italia S.R.L. - Inventors: Marco Iotti - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479261B2 ## CPC - B60P 7/0807: {Attachment points} - B60P 7/0892: {by preventing lateral movement of the load, e.g. using stop blocks} - B60P 7/135: Securing or supporting by load bracing means - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) ## Abstract The towable trolley (1) for the transport of equipment (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) intended to be mounted on telescopic loaders or the like, comprising a support platform (10), movement members (7), for example wheels or the like, and one or more attachment units (8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20), mounted on said platform (10) and adapted to stably secure at least one equipment to the platform (10) itself. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A towable trolley (1) for the transport of equipment (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) intended to be mounted on a telescopic loader or the like, comprising a support platform (10) and movement members (7), for example wheels or the like, characterized by comprising one or more attachment units (8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20), mounted on said support platform (10) and adapted to stably secure at least one equipment to the platform (10) itself, in which at least one attachment unit comprises at least one positioning element (11, 12, 13, 14, 20), suitable for being mechanically engaged with an equipment, and at least a coupling device (15, 16, 17, 18) able to allow coupling and release of the equipment which is engaged with said positioning element (11, 12, 13, 14, 20), wherein said positioning element (12, 13, 20) comprises a horizontal and/or cantilevered retaining portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The trolley (1) according to claim 1, in which one or more of said attachment units are adapted to secure to the support platform (10) at least one of the following equipment: a fork (4), an arm for fixed hook (3), a load basket (2), a winch (5), an horizontal beam (6) for cranes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The trolley (1) according to claim 1, in which at least one attachment unit is suitable for attachment of one or more hollow tubular elements (21, 51) thereto, which hollow tubular elements (21, 51) exhibit a quadrangular section and are provided on an equipment (2, 5). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The trolley (1) according to claim 1 in which at least one attachment unit is adapted to be attached to at least one tubular element (31, 61) exhibiting a substantially circular cross section, provided on an equipment (3, 6). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The trolley (1) according to claim 1, in which one or more attachment units are adapted to automatically engage one or more equipment (2, 3, 4, 5, 6). ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The trolley (1) according to claim 5, wherein said coupling device (15, 16, 17) comprises: at least one movable element (151, 161, 171); and at least one elastic contrast element acting on said movable element (151, 161, 171). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The trolley (1) according to claim 6, wherein said movable element is provided with a rotatable contact member (152, 162, 171). ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The trolley (1) according to claim 1, wherein said positioning element (12, 13) comprises a retaining portion which inferiorly defines an undercut (19). ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The trolley (1) according to claim 7, comprising at least one attachment unit having at least one coupling device (15, 16, 17), the movable element (151, 161, 171) of which is suitable to be displaced between a retracted position and an extended position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The trolley (1) according to claim 7, comprising at least one attachment unit provided with at least one coupling device (15, 16) having a movable element (151,161), which exhibits a projecting arm provided with a contact roller (152, 162). ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The trolley (1) according to claim 7, comprising at least one attachment unit provided with at least one coupling device (17), provided with a movable element comprising at least a sphere (171). ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The trolley (1) according to claim 1, wherein the coupling device of at least one attachment unit comprises at least an anchoring pin (18) provided with a cotter pin and suitable for the manual anchoring of at least one equipment. ### Claim 13 A towable trolley (1) for the transport of equipment (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) intended to be mounted on a telescopic loader or the like, comprising a support platform (10) and movement members (7), for example wheels or the like, characterized by comprising one or more attachment units (8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20), mounted on said support platform (10) and adapted to stably secure at least one equipment to the platform (10) itself, in which at least one attachment unit comprises at least one positioning element (11, 12, 13, 14, 20), suitable for being mechanically engaged with an equipment, and at least a coupling device (15, 16, 17, 18) able to allow coupling and release of the equipment which is engaged with said positioning element (11, 12, 13, 14, 20), wherein at least one attachment unit comprises a housing structure (8) provided with two side walls (81, 82) between which an equipment (3, 4, 6) can be inserted, said side walls (81, 82) being adapted to cooperate functionally with at least one coupling device (17, 18) in order to anchor the inserted equipment to the platform (10). ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The trolley (1) according to claim 11, wherein at least one attachment unit comprises a housing structure (8) provided with two side walls (81, 82) between which an equipment (3, 4, 6) can be inserted, said side walls (81, 82) being adapted to cooperate functionally with at least one coupling device (17, 18) in order to anchor the inserted equipment to the platform (10), and wherein each coupling device (17) is mounted on a respective side wall (81, 82) with the respective spheres (171) which project inwardly the structure (8). ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The trolley (1) according to claim 1, wherein the coupling device of at least one attachment unit comprises at least an anchoring pin (18) provided with a cotter pin and suitable for the manual anchoring of at least one equipment, the trolley (1) further comprising at least one attachment unit which comprises at least two positioning elements having respective prongs (20) that define the relative retaining portion, said prongs (20) being provided with respective through holes (200) for engagement with corresponding anchoring pins (18).