Bulk and tote cart
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsDerick Foster, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, John Frederick Paulk
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Abstract
A cart includes a platform and a plurality of wheels supporting the platform. A plurality of retractable shelves are supported on the platform. The plurality of retractable shelves are reconfigurable between a deployed position and a retracted position. In the deployed position, a plurality of totes (or other smaller objects) can be supported on the shelves. In the retracted position, the cart is in an L Cart configuration. The platform is uncovered by the shelves and a larger item (or several larger items) can be placed on the platform.
Claims14
A cart comprising:
- a platform;
- a plurality of wheels supporting the platform;
- and
- a plurality of retractable shelves supported on the platform, wherein the plurality of retractable shelves are reconfigurable between a deployed position and a retracted position.
A cart comprising:
- a platform;
- a plurality of wheels supporting the platform;
- a housing extending upward from the platform;
- a plurality of vertical frame members supported on the platform and movable toward the housing to a retracted position and away from the housing to a deployed position;
- and
- a plurality of first shelves each supported by an adjacent pair of vertical frame members, wherein each first shelf includes a pair of hingeably connected first shelf segments, each hingeably connected to one of the associated pair of vertical frame members.
A method for using a cart including:
- a) deploying a plurality of retractable shelves on a platform;
- b) placing a plurality of smaller objects on the plurality of retractable shelves after step a);
- c) retracting the plurality of retractable shelves after step b);
- and
- d) placing a larger object on the platform after step c).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.