Hub and Associated Method
AssigneeMcClellan Butte, LLC
InventorThomas Joseph Jackson
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of an expedition cart are provided. The expedition cart includes a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load. The expedition cart includes first and second gusset plates attached to the chassis. Each of the first and second gusset plates includes a central body portion and curved fastening edges on either side of the central body portion. The curved fastening edges can be configured and dimensioned to mate against at least a portion of the chassis. Exemplary embodiments of an expedition cart are also provided that include first and second hubs engaged with the chassis, the first and second hubs defining either a single part or a two part design.
Claims20
A hub, comprising:
- a body including a first side edge and second side edge on opposing ends of the body;
- a first passage formed in the body and extending from the first side edge towards a central portion of the body;
- and
- a second passage formed in the body and extending from the second side edge towards the central portion of the body and towards the first passage.
A hub for an expedition cart including a chassis with first and second frames each having an endpoint, the hub comprising:
- a body including a first side edge and second side edge on opposing ends of the body;
- a first passage formed in the body and extending from the first side edge towards a central portion of the body;
- and
- a second passage formed in the body and extending from the second side edge towards the central portion of the body and towards the first passage, the second passage being separate from the first passage within the body,
- wherein the first and second passages are configured to receive the endpoints of the respective first and second frames of the chassis.
A method of assembly, comprising:
- providing a hub, the hub including (i) a body including a first side edge and second side edge on opposing ends of the body, (ii) a first passage formed in the body and extending from the first side edge towards a central portion of the body, and (iii) a second passage formed in the body and extending from the second side edge towards the central portion of the body and towards the first passage;
- inserting an endpoint of a first frame into the first passage;
- and
- inserting an endpoint of a second frame into the second passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.