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US 6,024,376 AGranted
Platform truck with multi-positionable handle
AssigneeRubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
InventorsGary D. Golichowski, Donald C. Presnell
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AssigneeRubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
InventorsGary D. Golichowski, Donald C. Presnell
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A platform truck (10) for transporting items includes a base member (11) having a top surface (13) to received the items thereon. A handle assembly (12) is pivotally carried by the base member (11) and is thereby positionable in a generally upright position for pushing the base member (11), a generally outward position for pulling the base member (11), and a generally horizontal position generally flush with the top surface (13) of the base member (11). Opposed side wall assemblies (14) extend generally vertically downwardly from the top surface (13) of the base member (11) and have opposed depressions (22) therein. Side wall assemblies also carry a latch assembly (45). When the handle assembly (12) is in the generally horizontal position, latch assembly (45) holds arms (24) of the handle assembly (12) which can be grasped at the location of at least one of the depressions (22) for carrying the platform truck (10). The base member (11) is supported by a plurality of casters (48, 49), the front casters (49) being carried by a caster support system (50) which permits the front casters (49) to be mounted to the base member (11) for either unidirectional movement or fully swivelable movement of the front casters (49).
A platform truck for transporting items comprising a base member having a top surface to receive items thereon, opposed pockets formed in said base member, a handle assembly having opposed arms with lower ends pivotally carried within said pockets and movable between a lower position and an upper position within said pockets, said handle assembly being fixedly positionable in selected multiple positions including a first generally upright position for pushing said base member when said lower ends are in said lower position in said pockets, said arms being selectively pivoted to a second generally outward position for pulling said base member, and a third generally horizontal position generally flush with said top surface of said base member when said lower ends are in said upper position in said pockets.
A platform truck for transporting items comprising a base member having a top surface to receive items thereon, said base member including side wall assemblies and a pocket formed in each of said side wall assemblies, a handle assembly pivotally carried by said base member, said handle assembly including opposed, spaced arms and a bracket attached to the bottom of each said arm, one said bracket being received in one said pocket, each said bracket including a branch extending outwardly of each said arm and below each said arm, and an elongate slot formed in said branch, said handle assembly being thereby positionable in a generally upright position for pushing said base member, a generally outward position for pulling said base member, or a generally horizontal position generally flush with said top surface of said base member.
A platform truck for transporting items comprising a base member having a top surface to receive items thereon and generally vertical opposed side wall assemblies extending downwardly from said top surface, opposed depressions in said side wall assemblies, a handle carried by said base member and being pivotal from a generally upright position to a position generally adjacent to said side wall assemblies so that the platform truck may be carried by grasping said handle at the location of at least one of said depressions in said side wall assemblies.
A platform truck transporting items comprising a base member having a top surface to receive items thereon, a handle carried by said base member, a plurality of caster assemblies, each said caster assembly including a stem, a frame swivelable on said stem, and a wheel rotatably carried by said frame, and a caster support system formed on the bottom of said base member, said caster support system permitting selected of said caster assemblies to be selectively mounted to said base member to prevent swivelable movement and thereby allow only unidirectional movement or to permit fully swivelable movement of said selected of said caster assemblies, said caster support system including a socket to receive said stem and a caster restraint positioned adjacent to said socket, said caster restraint engaging said frame to prevent swivelable movement of said frame.
A platform truck for transporting items comprising a base member having a top surface to receive items thereon and generally vertical opposed side wall assemblies extending downwardly from said top surface;
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