Transport system
AssigneeRubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
InventorsThomas Perelli, Grant M. Mason
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Abstract
A transport system comprises a first cart comprising a first plurality of wheels and a first docking system. A second cart comprises a second plurality of wheels and a second docking system for releasably connecting to the first docking system such that at least one of the first plurality of wheels is axially aligned with at least one of the second plurality of wheels. The carts may comprise a two shelf cart, a platform truck, an accessory module or other type of cart. A method of using the transport system is also provided.
Claims24
A system comprising:
- a first cart comprising a first plurality of wheels and a first docking system;
- a second cart comprising a second plurality of wheels and a second docking system for releasably connecting to the first docking system such that said at least one of said first plurality of wheels is axially aligned with at least one of said second plurality of wheels
A system comprising:
- a first cart comprising a first pair of fixed wheels, a first pair of swivel rotating wheels and a first docking system;
- a second cart comprising a second pair of fixed wheels, a second pair of swivel wheels and a second docking system for releasably connecting to the first docking system,
- said first docking system and said second docking system including mating interlocking elements that connect to one another such that said first pair of fixed wheels is axially aligned with said second pair of fixed wheels.
A method of creating a wheeled transport system comprising:
- providing a first cart comprising a first plurality of wheels and a first docking system;
- providing a second cart comprising a second plurality of wheels and a second docking system;
- connecting said second docking system to the first docking system such that said at least one of said first plurality of wheels is axially aligned with at least one of said second plurality of wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.