Pallet sled
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorsJoseph E. Popovits, II, Sydney Marie Ogawa-Garcia, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Travis James Englert
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Abstract
A pallet sled includes a lower frame and a plurality of wheels supporting the lower frame. An upper frame is configured to support a pallet thereon. A ratchet is configured to lift the upper frame relative to the lower frame. A handle is configured to operate the ratchet to lift the upper frame relative to the lower frame. The handle may be pivotable relative to the lower frame. The ratchet may include a gear and a pawl. The ratchet may also be configured to selectively lower the upper frame. As another option, one or more of the handle, the upper frame or the plurality of wheels are reconfigurable between an extended position and a retracted position.
Claims23
A pallet sled comprising:
- a lower frame;
- a plurality of wheels supporting the lower frame;
- an upper frame for supporting a pallet thereon;
- a ratchet configured to lift the upper frame relative to the lower frame;
- and
- a handle configured to operate the ratchet to lift the upper frame relative to the lower frame.
A pallet sled comprising:
- a base;
- a lower frame connected to the base;
- a plurality of wheels supporting the lower frame and the base;
- an upper frame pivotably secured to the lower frame, the upper frame configured to support a pallet thereon;
- a gear coupled to the upper frame, such that rotation of the gear in a first direction lifts the upper frame relative to the lower frame;
- a pawl engaging the gear to prevent rotation of the gear in a second direction opposite the second direction;
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- a handle configured to rotate the gear in the first direction.
A pallet sled comprising:
- a lower frame;
- a plurality of wheels supporting the lower frame;
- an upper frame configured to support a pallet thereon, the upper frame movable toward and away from the lower frame;
- and
- a handle secured to the lower frame;
- wherein at least one of the handle, the upper frame or the plurality of wheels are reconfigurable between an extended position and a retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.