Transportation carts for gas bottles
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsDavid Paul Marcusen, Nicholas James Dessart, Daniel James Helein
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Abstract
A cart is disclosed for carrying a gas bottle. The cart includes a wheeled frame and a bottle support platform. The support platform is configured to pivot between a loading position in which a gas bottle may be loaded and/or unloaded from the bottle support platform and a cradle position in which the gas bottle and the bottle support platform are elevated. A bottle rest may support the bottle when the bottle support platform is in the cradle position. A bottle support spine may also, or alternatively, support the bottle during transportation and act as a lever for pivoting the bottle support platform between the loading position and the cradle position.
Claims20
A cart, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a bottle support platform coupled to the chassis, the bottle support comprising a backrest and a bottom plate and configured to pivot, relative to the chassis, between:
- a loading position in which a gas bottle can be loaded or unloaded from the bottle support platform without lifting the gas bottle;
- and
- a cradle position in which the gas bottle is supported by the bottle support platform, and the gas bottle and the bottle support platform are elevated,
- wherein the chassis is configured to abut the backrest when the bottle support platform is in the cradle position, thereby preventing further pivoting of the bottle support platform;
- wheels configured to support the cart;
- and
- a bottle rest configured to support the gas bottle and to limit lateral movement of the gas bottle when the bottle support platform is in the cradle position.
A cart, comprising:
- a frame configured to carry a welding type power supply;
- wheels configured to support the frame;
- a chassis coupled to the frame;
- a bottle support platform pivotally attached to the chassis by way of a joint, the bottle support platform comprising a backrest and a bottom plate and configured to pivot about the joint between:
- a loading position in which a gas bottle can be loaded or unloaded from the bottle support platform without lifting the gas bottle;
- and
- a cradle position in which the gas bottle and the bottle support platform are elevated,
- wherein the chassis is configured to abut the backrest when the bottle support platform is in the cradle position, thereby preventing further pivoting of the bottle support platform;
- and
- a bottle support spine attached to the bottle support platform, wherein the bottle support spine is configured to support the gas bottle during transportation and act as a lever for pivoting the bottle support platform between the loading position and the cradle position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.