Mobile recycle bin stacker
OwnerGary M. Garciainventor
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Abstract
A mobile bin cart which supports recycling bins. The cart has a vertically oriented frame with wheels at the bottom for tilting back and moving the cart. A plurality of horizontal cross braces spans the frame, with each brace vertically mounted above the others. At least two contoured support brackets are adjustably mounted to each cross brace so that the hook elements are oriented vertically upwards. The circumferential lip of a standard recycling bin is then supported by the hook elements, with the bin swinging backward to butt against the cart frame for additional support. The bins can then be removed and replaced with a vertical lifting motion hence making loading and unloading the cart much easier for the user.
Claims2
A mobile bin for removably holding and transporting recycling bins in a vertically stacked orientation, said cart comprising:
- a transport frame having an axle and a pair of wheels mounted on opposite ends of said axle, an elongated vertical frame member mounted on said axle intermediate said wheels and extending normal to said axle, said vertical frame member having a plurality of parallel cross braces connected thereto and extending normal to said frame member and spaced along said frame, each of said plurality of cross braces separated by a distance approximating the depth of a recycling bin, each of said cross braces having a plurality of hooks for support of said recycling bins, each of said plurality of hooks having one end connected to each of said plurality of cross braces and extending between said plurality of cross braces and said axle, terminating in a free end, and a plurality of J-shaped load clips located proximate to each of said plurality of hooks and adapted for insertion of the short end of said J-shaped load clip onto the rim of said bin;
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- at least one recycling bin having an open mouth and including a curved lip about said open mouth, said at least one recycling bin supported by one of said plurality of cross braces with said free end of said plurality of hooks engaged in said lip providing support of said recycling bin, and said at least one recycling bin resting on said frame and said J-shaped load clips for opposing the bending moment of said hooks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.