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US 12,673,712 B2Granted
Cargo transport system and method
AssigneeThe Shyft Group, Inc.
InventorEric R. Fisher
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Abstract
An electronic cart with an electronic cart body including one or more internal compartments. The cart includes one or more wheels and/or a track assembly supporting the electronic cart body. One or more batteries are carried by the electronic cart body. The cart has a drive system to drive the one or more wheels and/or the track assembly, which is powered, at least in part, by the one or more batteries. One or more hand-operated cart controls are provided on the cart to adjust at least a speed with which the drive system drives the one or more wheels and/or the track assembly.
Claims22
An electronic cart comprising:
- an electronic cart body including one or more internal compartments;
- one or more wheels and/or a track assembly supporting the electronic cart body;
- one or more batteries carried by the electronic cart body;
- a drive system to drive the one or more wheels and/or the track assembly, wherein the drive system is powered, at least in part, by the one or more batteries;
- one or more hand-operated cart controls to adjust a speed with which the drive system drives the one or more wheels and/or the track assembly;
- wherein the one or more hand-operated cart controls are extendable from a recessed area of a rear wall of the electronic cart body;
- wherein the one or more hand-operated cart controls comprises at least one handle that is movable between a retracted position fully within the recessed area and an extended position in which at least a portion of the at least one handle extends outside the recessed area;
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- wherein the one or more hand-operated cart controls are configured to disable the drive system in response to the at least one handle moving to the retracted position.
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