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US 2015/0028616 A1Published application
Industrial cart with interchangeable accessories
AssigneeGreenlee Textron Inc.
InventorsJohn Wayne Kroening, Zachary Tate Lamoreux, Andrew M. Battermann
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Abstract
An industrial cart has an accessory mounted thereon. A locking mechanism is provided for securing the cart and accessory together. The locking mechanism can be disengaged to remove the accessory from the cart.
Claims30
An industrial cart comprising:
- a frame including first and second lateral support members, first and second longitudinal support members and first and second retaining blocks,
- each lateral support member having first and second ends,
- each longitudinal support member having first and second ends, the ends of the longitudinal support members connected with the lateral support members at positions spaced from the ends of the lateral support members thereby forming an extending portion at each end of each lateral support member,
- said first retaining block extending from said first longitudinal support member, said first retaining block positioned proximate to, but spaced from, the first end of said first longitudinal support member such that a first space is formed between said first retaining block and the first end of said first longitudinal support member, and
- said second retaining block extending from said second longitudinal support member, said second retaining block positioned proximate to, but spaced from, the first end of said second longitudinal support member such that a second space is formed between said second retaining block and the first end of said second longitudinal support member.
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A combination of an industrial cart and an accessory comprising:
- the industrial cart comprising a frame having first and second lateral support members, first and second longitudinal support members and a first and second retaining blocks, each lateral support member having first and second ends, each longitudinal support member having first and second ends, the ends of the longitudinal support members connected with the first lateral support members at positions spaced from the ends of the first lateral support members thereby forming an extending portion at each end of said first lateral support member, said first retaining block extending from said first longitudinal support member and positioned proximate to, but spaced from, the first end of said first longitudinal support members such that a first space is formed between said first retaining block and the first end of said first longitudinal support member, said second retaining block extending from said second longitudinal support member and positioned proximate to, but spaced from, the first end of said second longitudinal support members such that a second space is formed between said second retaining block and the first end of said second longitudinal support member;
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- said accessory comprising first and second upright legs attached to each other by a first cross leg, each said upright leg having upper and lower ends, said first upright leg having a foot at said lower end thereof which extends perpendicularly from the first upright leg, wherein in use, said foot engages with said first retaining block and one of said extending portions and said first upright leg seats in said first space and said second upright leg seats in said second space;
- a locking mechanism, wherein in use, said locking mechanism is attached to said second retaining block and to said second upright leg, said locking mechanism can be disengaged to remove said accessory from the industrial cart.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.