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US 2026/0028055 A1Published application
Transfer Cart and Load Transfer Apparatus
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorRobert Meitzler, JR.
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Abstract
A transfer apparatus comprised of a transfer cart and a primary cart, wherein the transfer cart and primary cart is configured to receive a load from the primary cart and vice-versa. The transfer cart comprises a frame and a plurality of members providing support, including cross members that can be decoupled to fold the frame into a more compact arrangement. The apparatus may additionally comprise one or more load adapters to optimize the transfer cart for use with loads of different dimensions.
Claims20
A transfer cart comprising:
- a frame having
- a proximal end and a distal end,
- a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end,
- a plurality of lower support members extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis,
- a plurality of upper support members in parallel to the plurality of lower support members,
- a plurality of brace members, each of the brace members extending between a lower support member and an upper support member, and
- a number of cross members, each of the cross members extending between brace members;
- and
- a plurality of wheels, each of the wheels coupled to a lower support member,
- wherein
- each of the upper support members comprises a support surface, the support surface suitable to receive an external load, and
- each of the cross members extends between brace members that are disposed at least as close to the proximal end as the distal end.
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A load transfer apparatus comprising:
- a primary cart having a load receiver and a primary cart body, the load receiver being height-adjustable and the primary cart body having a body width;
- and
- a transfer cart having
- a frame comprised of
- a proximal end and a distal end,
- a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end,
- a plurality of lower support members extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis,
- a plurality of upper support members in parallel to the plurality of lower support members,
- a plurality of brace members, each of the brace members extending between a lower support member and an upper support member, and
- a number of cross members, each of the cross members extending between brace members, and
- a plurality of wheels, each of the wheels coupled to lower support member,
- wherein
- each of the upper support members comprises a support surface, the support surface suitable to receive an external load, and
- each of the cross members extends between brace members that are disposed at least as close to the proximal end as the distal end,
- wherein during transfer of a load, the distance between the upper support members is at least as wide as the body width, and
- wherein during transfer of a load, the load receiver is disposed at a height no lower than a height of the support surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.