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US 9,283,975 B2Granted
Modular cart
AssigneeUnarco Industries, Inc.
InventorsTravis McClanahan, David Klapper, Jason Butler
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Abstract
A modular cart includes a cart frame with a top and a bottom. A platform is secured to the top of the cart frame. Wheels are secured to the bottom of the cart frame. Receiver assemblies are secured to the cart frame. A cart module includes at least one handle with a lower end and an upper end. A shank is located at the lower end. The shank is removably secured within a receiver assembly secured to the cart frame.
Claims19
A modular cart, comprising:
- a cart frame comprising a top, a bottom, a front end cap, and a rear end cap;
- a platform secured to the top of the cart frame;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the bottom of the cart frame;
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- a cart module that comprises at least one handle comprising a lower end and an upper end, and a shank at the lower end, the shank being removably secured within a receiver assembly of a plurality of receiver assemblies, and at least one receiver assembly of the plurality of receiver assemblies is secured to each of the front and rear end caps, and each of the plurality of receiver assemblies comprises a receiver tube and a handle stop secured to a lower most portion of the receiver tube and the handle stop comprising a through hole configured to receive a screw that threadingly engages the shank to removably secure the shank of the handle within the receiver tube of the receiver assembly.
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A modular cart comprising:
- a cart frame comprising a top, a bottom, a front end cap, and a rear end cap;
- a platform secured to the top of the cart frame;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the bottom of the cart frame;
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- a cart module that comprises at least one handle comprising a lower end and an upper end, and a shank at the lower end, the shank being removably secured within a receiver assembly of a plurality of receiver assemblies, at least one receiver assembly of the plurality of receiver assembles is secured to each of the front end cap and rear end cap, and each of the plurality of receiver assemblies comprises a receiver tube and a handle stop secured to a lower most portion of the receiver tube of one of the plurality of receiver assemblies;
- wherein the first and second end caps comprise a plurality of through holes and a receiver assembly of the plurality of receiver assemblies is secured within each of the through holes in the first and second end caps.
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A modular cart comprising:
- a cart frame comprising a top, a bottom, a front end cap, and a rear end cap;
- a platform secured to the top of the cart frame;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the bottom of the cart frame;
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- a cart module that comprises two handles, a lower end of each handle comprises a shank and one shank is removably secured within a receiver assembly secured to the front end cap and one shank is removably secured within a receiver assembly secured to the rear end cap;
- wherein the cart module further comprises a bar extending between upper ends of the two handles, a lower brace and an upper brace extending away from each of the handles of the cart module, lower braces and the upper braces secured to a pair of high bar supports, lower ends of the high bar supports secured to the lower braces and upper ends of the high bar supports extending vertically past the cross bar extending between the upper ends of the two handles, the upper ends of the high bar supports connected by a high bar.
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A modular cart system comprising:
- a cart base comprising:
- a cart from extending between a front end cap and a rear end cap, the cart frame having a top and a bottom
- a platform secured to the top of the cart frame;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the bottom of the cart frame;
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- a plurality of receiver assemblies secured to each of the front end cap and the rear end cap;
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- a plurality of cart modules, each cart module of the plurality comprising at least one handle having a lower end and an upper end, a shank at the handle lower end and at least one member extending generally perpendicularly away from the upper end, wherein the shank is configured to be removably secured within a receiver assembly of the plurality of receiver assemblies;
- wherein the plurality of cart modules comprises a lumber rack module comprising:
- a first handle with a lower end and an upper end, the lower end comprising a first shank;
- a second handle with a lower end and an upper end, the lower end comprising a second shank;
- a low bar extending between the upper ends of the first handle and the second handle;
- lower braces extending away from each of the first handle and the second handle;
- upper braces extending away from each of the first handle and second handle;
- first and second high bar supports secured to the lower braces and the upper braces and extending vertically above the first and second handles;
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- a high bar extending between upper ends of the first and second high bar supports;
- wherein the first shank is removably secured to a receiver assembly secured to the first end cap and the second shank is removably secured to a receiver assembly secured to the second end cap.
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A modular cart system comprising:
- a cart base comprising:
- a cart from extending between a front end cap and a rear end cap, the cart frame having a top and a bottom
- a platform secured to the top of the cart frame;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the bottom of the cart frame;
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- a plurality of receiver assemblies secured to each of the front end cap and the rear end cap;
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- a plurality of cart modules, each cart module of the plurality comprising at least one handle having a lower end and an upper end, a shank at the handle lower end and at least one member extending generally perpendicularly away from the upper end, wherein the shank is configured to be removably secured within a receiver assembly of the plurality of receiver assemblies;
- wherein the plurality of cart modules comprises a lumber rack module comprising:
- a first handle with a lower end and an upper end, the lower end comprising a first shank;
- a second handle with a lower end and an upper end, the lower end comprising a second shank;
- a low bar extending between the upper ends of the first handle and the second handle;
- lower braces extending away from each of the first handle and the second handle;
- upper braces extending away from each of the first handle and second handle;
- first and second high bar supports secured to the lower braces and the upper braces and extending vertically above the first and second handles;
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- a high bar extending between upper ends of the first and second high bar supports;
- wherein the first shank is removably secured to a receiver assembly secured to the first end cap and the second shank is removably secured to a receiver assembly secured to the second end cap;
- wherein the plurality of cart modules comprises first and second furniture cart modules, each of the first and second furniture cart modules comprising:
- a first handle with a lower end and an upper and, the lower end comprising a first shank;
- a second handle with a lower end and an upper end comprising a second shank;
- a high bar secured between the upper ends of the first handle and the second handle;
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- a low bar extending between the first handle and the second handle at a position between the first and second shanks and the high bar;
- wherein the first furniture cart module is removably secured to the cart frame by removable engagement of the first and second shanks of the first furniture cart module with a respective receiver assembly secured to each of the first and second end caps, and removably engagement of the first and second shank of the second furniture cart module with a respective receiver assembly secured to each of the first and second end caps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.