Cart with unloading conveyor
AssigneeDM Carts LLC
InventorsDerek GAERKE, Michael GAERKE
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Abstract
A conveyance device including a frame and at least one wheel coupled to the frame. The device further includes a storage compartment coupled to the frame, where the storage compartment has a pair of opposed side walls configured such that at least a portion of at least one side wall has an upper edge that is less than 49 inches above a bottom of the wheel to enable manual loading of the storage compartment. The conveyance device further includes a conveyor positioned in the storage compartment, wherein the conveyor is positioned to convey items in the storage compartment at least partially upwardly and out of the storage compartment.
Claims20
A conveyance device comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one wheel coupled to the frame;
- a storage compartment coupled to the frame, wherein the storage compartment has a pair of opposed side walls configured such that at least a portion of at least one side wall has an upper edge that is less than 49 inches above a bottom of the wheel to enable manual loading of the storage compartment;
- and
- a conveyor positioned in the storage compartment, wherein the conveyor is positioned to convey items in the storage compartment at least partially upwardly and out of the storage compartment.
A conveyance device comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one wheel coupled to the frame;
- a motor coupled to the frame and operatively coupled to the at least one wheel;
- a storage compartment coupled to the frame;
- a conveyor positioned in the storage compartment, wherein the conveyor is positioned to convey items in the storage compartment at least partially upwardly and out of the storage compartment;
- a steering device that is manually operable by an operator to guide movement of the conveyance device;
- and
- an operator-supporting surface coupled to the frame and configured to support an operator thereon in a position in which an average adult-sized operator can access and operate the steering device, wherein the operator-supporting surface is positioned below a center of gravity of the conveyance device.
A conveyance device comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one wheel coupled to the frame;
- a storage compartment coupled to the frame, wherein the storage compartment has a pair of opposed side walls configured such that at least a portion of at least one side wall is sufficiently low to enable an average-sized adult person to manually load items into the storage compartment;
- and
- a conveyor positioned in the storage compartment, wherein the conveyor is positioned to convey items in the storage compartment at least partially upwardly and out of the storage compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.