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US 7,887,141 B2Granted
Articulated utility cart
AssigneeTricam Industries, Inc.
InventorsFrank Pieschel, Robert J. Jantschek, Dennis Simpson, Jeff Skubic
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Abstract
An articulated cart includes a chassis, a bed pivotably coupled to the chassis, a set of front wheels operably coupled to the chassis, and a set of rear wheels operably coupled to the bed. A method of manufacturing an articulated cart and of dumping an articulated cart are further included.
Claims19
An articulated cart, comprising:
- a chassis;
- an article retaining bed pivotably coupled to the chassis along an articulation axis;
- a set of front wheels operably coupled to the chassis;
- and
- a set of rear wheels operably coupled to the article retaining bed,
- the articulation axis is shiftable between a carry orientation intermediate the set of front wheels and the set of rear wheels when the cart is in a carry disposition and a dump orientation wherein the rear set of wheels is intermediate the articulation axis and the set of front wheels when the cart is in a dump disposition.
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An articulated cart, comprising:
- a chassis including at least a pair of spaced apart side rails;
- an article retaining bed pivotably coupled to the chassis;
- a set of front wheels operably coupled to the chassis;
- a set of rear wheels operably coupled to the bed;
- and
- wherein at least one of the side rails being accommodatable in a respective ridge defined in the article retaining bed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.