Device for moving large containers
AssigneeCanjack Incorporated
InventorZane Sheridan Coats
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Abstract
Devices and methods of using such devices to move containers are disclosed herein. A device may include a first piece with a wheel adjacent one end and a second piece attached to the first piece at a pivotal connection. The second piece may include a lift portion on one side of the pivotal connection and a handle on an opposite side of the pivotal connection. The handle may be adapted to be pivoted about an axis of the pivotal connection to cause the lift portion to lift a portion of the container.
Claims16
A device for moving a container, comprising:
- a first piece having a longitudinal axis with a wheel adjacent one end and a laterally-extending portion adjacent the wheel;
- and
- a second piece attached to the first piece at a pivotal connection, the second piece including a lift portion on one side of the pivotal connection and a handle on an opposite side of the pivotal connection, the lift portion extending laterally away from a longitudinal axis of the second piece;
- wherein the handle is adapted to be pivoted about an axis of the pivotal connection to cause the lift portion to:
- lift a portion of the container in a direction;
- and
- press the laterally-extending portion against a vertical surface of the container to stabilize the first piece against the container such that the longitudinal axis of the first piece is approximately parallel to the direction.
A method of moving a container with a device having first and second pieces attached to one another at a pivotal connection, the first piece having a wheel adjacent a first end and a press member at a second end, the second piece having a lift portion on one side of the pivotal connection and a handle on an opposite side of the pivotal connection, the method comprising:
- positioning the device adjacent the container so that the lift portion is underneath a horizontal lift bar of the container;
- pivoting the handle downwards to cause the lift portion to move upwards against a bottom of the horizontal lift bar and the press member to press against a vertical surface of the container, such that the press member and lift portion form a claw that encompasses the horizontal lift bar;
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- applying horizontal force to the handle to cause the lift portion to apply corresponding horizontal force against a surface of the horizontal lift bar, to move the device and the container horizontally across a surface.
A device for moving a container, comprising:
- a first piece extending along a first longitudinal axis with a press member extending laterally away from the first longitudinal axis from one end of the first piece:
- a second piece extending along a second longitudinal axis with a lift portion extending laterally away from the second longitudinal axis from one end of the second piece;
- a pivotal connection between the first and second pieces;
- wherein the end of the second piece opposite the lift portion is manipulable to:
- cause the lift portion and the press member to pivot towards each other about an axis of the pivotal connection to cooperatively grab a lift bar of the container and lift one side of the container in a direction without lifting another, opposite side of the container;
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- cause the first piece to be stabilized against the container in a position in which the first longitudinal axis is approximately parallel to the direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.