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US 6,601,930 B2Granted
Rolling containers assembly
Assignee500 Group, Inc.
InventorsPaolo B. Tiramani, Soohyun Ham, John A. Bozak
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Abstract
A rolling containers assembly including (a) a base cabinet including wheels and a pulling handle for locomoting the rolling containers assembly; and (b) at least one additional cabinet being removably connectable on top of the base cabinet.
Claims14
An apparatus for transporting articles between working locations, comprising:
- a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored,
- one or more rotatable ground engaging wheels mounted to the apparatus toward the bottom of said apparatus for rotation about an axis to provide rolling support for said apparatus;
- at least one removable container having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, (ii) a lid pivotally connected to said container portion;
- (iii) a latch arrangement constructed to secure said lid in covering relation with respect to said container portion, and (iv) a carrying handle attached to said lid and that is manually graspable to enable carriage of said removable container;
- said at least one removable container being removably secured above said base container when said apparatus is at a working location to enable said at least one container to be removed from secured relation above said base container and separately carried by said carrying handle at said working location;
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- a manually engageable pulling handle having a hand grip portion, said pulling handle and said one or more ground engaging wheels being arranged to enable a user to manually grasp said hand grip portion and pull said pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly to a tilted rolling movement position, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction;
- said at least one removable container being secured above said base container so as to be retained in secured relation above said base container while said apparatus is in said tilted rolling movement position;
- said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening when said apparatus is standing at said working location and said at least one removable container is secured above said base container;
- said lid being pivotable, when said apparatus is disposed at said working location and said at least one removable container is secured above said base container, between (i) a closed position wherein said lid is in covering relation with said upwardly facing opening of said container portion and (ii) an open position permitting access to the interior space of said container portion.
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An apparatus for transporting articles between working locations comprising:
- a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored;
- one or more ground engaging wheels mounted to the apparatus toward the bottom of said apparatus for rotation about an axis to enable said apparatus to be rollingly transported;
- a toolbox having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening, (ii) a lid pivotally mounted to an upper rearward portion of said container portion, said lid being pivotable between an open position permitting access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof and a closed position preventing access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof, (iii) a latch on a front side of said toolbox, said latch being capable of releasably latching said lid in said closed position thereof and (iv) a carrying handle mounted to said lid and manually graspable to enable carriage of said toolbox;
- said toolbox being removably secured above said base container when said apparatus is at a working location to enable said toolbox to be removed from secured relation above said base container and separately carried by said carrying handle at said working location;
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- a manually engageable pulling handle having a hand grip portion, said pulling handle being movable between a storage position and a deployed position, said pulling handle extending upwardly from one side of said apparatus when in said deployed position, said one or more ground engaging wheels being arranged on said apparatus to enable a user to manually grasp said hand grip portion and pull said pulling handle in said deployed position thereof generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly to a tilted rolling movement position, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction,
- said toolbox being secured above said base container so as to be retained in secured relation above said base container while said apparatus is in said tilted rolling movement position;
- said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening when said apparatus is standing at said working location and said toolbox is secured above said base container;
- said lid being pivotable, when said apparatus is at said working location and said toolbox is secured above said base container, between (i) a closed position wherein said lid is in covering relation with said upwardly facing opening of said container portion and (ii) an open position wherein said lid is removed from said covering relation.
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An apparatus for transporting articles between working locations, comprising:
- a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said base container including four generally vertical walls defining an upwardly facing opening;
- one or more ground engaging wheels mounted to the apparatus toward the bottom of said apparatus for rotation about an axis to enable said apparatus to be rollingly transported;
- a toolbox having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening, (ii) a lid pivotally mounted to an upper rearward portion of said container portion, said lid being pivotable between an open position permitting access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof and a closed position preventing access into container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof, (iii) a latch on a front side of said toolbox, said latches releasably latching said lid in said closed position thereof and (iv) a carrying handle mounted to said lid and being manually graspable to enable carriage of said toolbox;
- said toolbox being removably secured above the upwardly facing opening of said base container when said apparatus is at a working location to enable said toolbox to be removed from above said upwardly facing opening of base container and separately carried by said carrying handle at said working location;
- a manually engageable pulling handle connected to said apparatus and arranged to enable a user to manually grasp and pull said pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly to a tilted rolling movement position, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction, and
- said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening when said apparatus is standing at the working location and said toolbox is secured above said base container;
- said toolbox being secured above said base container so as to be retained in secured relation above said base container while said apparatus is in said tilted rolling movement position;
- said lid being pivotable, when said apparatus is at the working location and said toolbox is secured above said base container, between (i) a closed position wherein said lid is in covering relation with said upwardly facing opening of said container portion and (ii) an open position permitting access to the interior space of said container portion.
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An apparatus for transporting articles between working locations, comprising:
- a base container having an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored;
- one or more ground engaging wheels mounted on the apparatus toward the bottom of said apparatus for rotation about an axis to enable said apparatus to be rollingly transported;
- one or more removable container removably mounted in a stacked relation directly atop said base container, said one or more removable container comprising a toolbox having (i) a container portion with an interior space in which articles to be transported can be stored, said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening, (ii) a lid pivotally mounted to said container portion, said lid being pivotable between an open position permitting access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof and a closed position preventing access into said container portion through said generally upwardly facing opening thereof, and (iii) a carrying handle mounted on said lid and enabling carriage of said toolbox;
- said toolbox being removably mountable in a stacked relation directly atop of said base container when said apparatus is at a working location to enable said toolbox to be removed from atop of said base container and separately carried by said carrying handle at said working location;
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- a manually engageable pulling handle having a hand grip portion, said pulling handle and said one or more ground engaging wheels being arranged to enable a user to manually grasp said hand grip portion and pull said pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt said apparatus rearwardly to a tilted rolling movement position, thereby enabling the user to roll said apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling said pulling handle in a desired direction, wherein said pulling handle is connected solely to said toolbox,
- said container portion having a generally upwardly facing opening when said one or more removable container is standing at a working location and said one or more removable container is mounted above said base container;
- said one or more removable container being secured above said base container so as to be retained in secured relation above said base container while said apparatus is in said tilted rolling movement position;
- said lid being pivotable when said apparatus is at a working location and said one or more removable container is mounted above said base container, between (i) a closed position wherein said lid is in covering relation with said upwardly facing opening of said container portion and (ii) an open position wherein said lid is removed from said covering relation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.