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US 10,926,825 B2Granted
Reconfigurable cart
AssigneeFord Gloabl Technologies, LLC
InventorsJames Neugebauer, Robert Spahl, Torsten Gerhardt, Christoph Rueberg, Bruce Southey
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Abstract
A cart includes a hub, a frame, and at least one handlebar. The frame includes a first segment and a second segment, and the first segment, the second segment, and the handlebar are each supported by the hub. The hub defines a rotational axis and at least two of the first segment, the second segment, and the handlebar are rotatable about the rotational axis relative to each other and the hub. At least one wheel is on the first segment and at least one wheel is on the second segment.
Claims12
A cart comprising:
- a hub defining a rotational axis;
- a frame including a first segment and a second segment each supported by the hub;
- at least one handlebar supported by the hub;
- at least two of the first segment, the second segment, and the handlebar being rotatable about the rotational axis relative to each other and the hub;
- at least one wheel on the first segment and at least one wheel on the second segment;
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- a pin moveably engaged with the hub,
- the handlebar and the second segment including rings receiving the pin;
- wherein the pin includes a first key and a second key spaced from each other along the rotational axis and engageable with the rings of the handlebar and the second segment;
- wherein the hub, the first segment, and the second segment each include keyholes spaced from each other along the rotational axis;
- the pin being selectively moveable axially along the rotational axis relative to the keyholes of the hub, the first segment, and the second segment to selectively engage the first key and the second key with the keyholes.
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