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US 2021/0229719 A1Published application
Powered sled
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsTravis James Englert, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Derick Foster, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Sayre Giorgio Peralta
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Abstract
A pallet sled includes a base and a pair of tines extending from the base. A load wheel supports outer ends of each of the tines. A wheel supports the base. At least one motor is configured to drive the base wheel or at least one of the load wheels for driving the pallet sled. The motor may be a hub motor inside the base wheel or the load wheel.
Claims16
A pallet sled comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of tines extending outward from the base;
- a load wheel supporting outer ends of each of the tines;
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- a first hub motor within at least one of the load wheels for driving the pallet sled.
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A pallet sled comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of casters supporting the base;
- a first handlebar and a second handlebar extending vertically upward from the base and fixed relative to the base;
- a pair of tines extending from the base;
- a load wheel supporting outer ends of each of the tines, wherein each load wheel is mounted to an arm pivotably mounted to the respective tine, the pallet sled further including a rod in each tine configured to pivot the arm to move the respective load wheel toward and away from the respective tine;
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- a hub motor within one of the load wheels, the hub motor configured to drive one of the load wheels to assist in moving the pallet sled.
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A pallet sled comprising:
- a base;
- a base wheel supporting the base;
- a first handlebar and a second handlebar extending vertically upward from the base;
- a pair of tines extending from the base;
- a load wheel supporting outer ends of each of the tines, wherein each load wheel is mounted to an arm pivotably mounted to the respective tine, the pallet sled further including a rod in each tine configured to pivot the arm to move the respective load wheel toward and away from the respective tine;
- a motor configured to drive one of the load wheels to assist in moving the pallet sled;
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- a first grip on the first handlebar, the first grip including a throttle control projecting toward the second handlebar, the throttle control configured to control the speed or direction of the motor, wherein the load wheel is configured to spin freely when the throttle is disengaged by the operator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.