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US 11,254,342 B2Granted
Delivery sled brake system
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsDane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Travis James Englert, William Robinson
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Abstract
A pallet sled includes a base and a plurality of tines extending forward from the base. At least one of the plurality of tines includes a wheel supporting the tine away from the base. A brake assembly is positioned adjacent the wheel to selectively brake the wheel. The brake assembly may include a drum adjacent the wheel. Alternatively, the brake assembly may include a brake shoe selectively directly contacting the wheel to brake the sled.
Claims21
A pallet sled including:
- a base including a pair of fixed, upright handles;
- a plurality of tines extending forward from the base, the plurality of tines including a first tine;
- a wheel assembly including a cradle pivotably connected to the first tine, the cradle configured to pivot relative to the first tine to raise and lower the first tine;
- a wheel rotatably mounted to the cradle below the first tine and supporting the first tine away from the base;
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- a brake assembly positioned adjacent the wheel to selectively brake the wheel.
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A pallet sled including:
- a base including a pair of fixedly upright handles;
- a plurality of base wheels supporting the base;
- a plurality of tines extending forward from the base;
- a cradle pivotably connected to each of the plurality of tines at a position spaced away from the base;
- a tine wheel rotatably supported below each of the plurality of tines by each cradle and supporting each of the plurality of tines;
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- a brake shoe positioned adjacent each of the tine wheels to selectively brake the tine wheel, the brake shoe configured to selectively engage an outer circumference of the tine wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.