US 5,277,449 AGranted

Transport device

OwnerPeter Schmidtinventor

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Abstract

A transport device has a transport container which is movable over the ground and on which a push-or-pull bar and wheels can be fastened, the transport contained having, in operating condition, two bottom surfaces which are inclined at an angle to each other and extend transversely to a vertical longitudinal central plane lying in the direction of movement and are connected to each other at their lower end by a connecting surface, the transport container being formed by two substantially identical half shells. The half-shells (1, 2) are pivotally connected to each other in the region of the connecting surface (1b, 2b) via a shaft (10a) which extends perpendicular to the longitudinal center plane and they are movable between a position swung against each other and the swung-apart operating position. In the operating position, the half-shells form a hollow space which is open on top and into which a valise-like container (50) having an outer shape adapted to the shape of the hollow space can be inserted

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Dependent claims

A transport device for transporting a valise-like container over a surface, comprising a transport container for holding the valise-like container, the transport container being formed by two substantially identical half-shells having respective lower connecting surfaces;

means including a shaft having opposed ends for pivotally connecting the half-shells with each other in the region of their connecting surfaces, such that the half-shells are movable between a position swung against each other and an operating position in which they are swung apart, the half-shells being shaped such that in the swung apart position, they form a hollow space which is open towards the top and into which the valise-like container can be inserted, the valise-like container having a shape corresponding to the shape of the transport container in the swung-apart position, the valise-like container having two bottom surfaces which are inclined at an angle to each other and are connected together by a connecting surface at their lower end and by a cover surface at their upper end and having side walls arranged between the bottom surfaces, the connecting surface and the cover surface, the side walls and the cover surface being deformable so that the bottom surfaces can be swung together;
a holding channel located on and extending substantially parallel to an outer surface of each half-shell;
and
the transport container having a bottom formed by the connecting surfaces of the half-shells such that the bottom forms a slide skid.

1 more element

A transport device for transporting an object over a surface, comprising a transport container for holding the object, the transport container being formed by two substantially identical half-shells having respective lower connecting surfaces;

means including a shaft having opposed ends for pivotally connecting the half-shells with each other in the region of their connecting surfaces, such that the half-shells are movable between a position swung against each other and an operating position in which they are swung apart, the half-shells being shaped such that in the swung apart position, they form a hollow space which is open towards the top and into which the object can be inserted;
a holding channel located on and extending substantially parallel to an outer surface of each half-shell, the holding channel of each half-shell receiving one end of long articles to be transported, each holding channel having an opening at its upper end through which the articles may be inserted;
the transport container having a bottom formed by the connecting surfaces of the half-shells such that the bottom forms a slide skid;
and
a push-or-pull bar, one end of which bears a handle while the other end bears a transverse part, the holding channel including a pair of opposite side walls each of which includes a hole for mounting the ends of the transverse part.

2 more elements

A transport device for transporting a valise-like containing over a surface, comprising a transport container for holding the valise-like container, the transport container being formed by two substantially identical half-shells having respective lower connecting surfaces;

means including a shaft having opposed ends for pivotally connecting the half-shells with each other in the region of their connecting surfaces, such that the half-shells are movable between a position swung against each other and an operating position in which they are swung apart, the half-shells being shaped such that in the swung apart position, they form a hollow space which is open towards the top and into which the valise-like container can be inserted, the valise-like container having a shape corresponding to the shape of the transport container in the swung-apart position, the valise-like container in the swung-apart position, the inclined at an angle to each other and are connected together by a connecting surface at their lower end and by a cover surface at their upper end and having side walls arranged between the bottom surfaces, the connecting surface and the cover surface, the side walls and the cover surface being deformable so that the bottom surfaces can be swung together;
and
the transport container having a bottom formed by the connecting surfaces of the half-shells such that the bottom forms a slide skid.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.