US 12,485,945 B2Granted

Rugged indoor/outdoor television cart

AssigneeBretford Manufacturing, Inc.

InventorsZachary Tencza, John Sadler, Daniel Berger, Cory Doppelt, Cary Maguire

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Abstract

A rugged indoor/outdoor television cart has four large castors supported on four legs that extend upward from the castors and radially inward toward a base. Two vertical uprights are connected to the base. A bracket mounting system connects a television to the vertical uprights and enables an angle of television screen to be adjusted relative to the vertical uprights. Television mounting and stabilizing bars are provided that are connected to the bracket mounting system and have top and bottom claws to engage top and bottom edges of the television. The television mounting and stabilizing bars reduce the amount of stress from being transferred to the VESA mounting connection points on the interior of the television as the television cart is moved over uneven surfaces. A battery power system is optionally provided to provide power to the television when the television cart is not connected to an external source of power.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A rugged indoor/outdoor television cart, comprising:

a base frame;
four legs radially extending from the frame, each of the four legs being connected at a proximal end to the base frame and being connected at a distal end to a respective castor, each of the four legs extending upward from the castor toward the base frame at a positive angle relative to a flat surface, when the rugged indoor/outdoor television cart is placed on the flat surface;
at least one vertical upright extending from the base frame to support a television in an elevated state above the base frame;
a bracket mounting system connected to the vertical upright, the bracket mounting system including a mounting plate and a side plate, the mounting plate having a set of apertures to enable connection between the bracket mounting system and the television, the bracket mounting system further including at least one television mounting and stabilizing bar that is connected to the bracket mounting system and configured to engage top and bottom edges of the television when the television is connected to the mounting plate.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/386,648Filed 3 Nov 2023 · continuation in part
Priority: 5 Nov 2022
Published: US 2024/0149932 A19 May 2024
Granted: 2 Dec 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

B62B 3/04
Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor: involving means for grappling or…
B62B 3/108
Characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape: the objects being plates, doors, panels, or the like
B62B 5/06
Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts: hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars
H02J 7/02
Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries: for charging batteries from AC mains by converters

Family

Application63/422,945Us provisional application · filed 5 Nov 2022
Application29/896,623Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 6 Jul 2023
US 2024/0149932 A1Pre-grant publication · published 9 May 2024
US D1,068,747 S1Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 12,485,945 B2This patent

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